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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Don Reynolds of Bowie was honored with induction |
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| 6 | 7 | | into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Fort Worth in April |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds grew up competing in roping and trick |
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| 9 | 10 | | riding events with his father on rodeo circuits in the United States |
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| 10 | 11 | | and Canada; he was inspired to become an actor at an early age, |
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| 11 | 12 | | after a meeting with acclaimed singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers; |
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| 12 | 13 | | Mr. Reynolds first appeared onscreen with his idol in the 1944 film |
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| 13 | 14 | | The Yellow Rose of Texas, and he went on to work on several motion |
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| 14 | 15 | | pictures with other famed Western actors of the era, including Gene |
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| 15 | 16 | | Autry and Eddie Dean; moreover, he portrayed "Little Beaver" in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Red Ryder series of films, and he also appeared in The Adventures of |
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| 17 | 18 | | Kit Carson television show; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Leaving his career as an actor behind, this |
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| 19 | 20 | | multitalented gentleman continued to work in the film industry as |
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| 20 | 21 | | an animal trainer; he supervised and directed animals on the sets of |
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| 21 | 22 | | countless Hollywood movies over the course of more than a |
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| 22 | 23 | | half-century, traveling the world and working on such pictures and |
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| 23 | 24 | | series as Forrest Gump, The Three Kings, and The Sopranos; in |
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| 24 | 25 | | addition, he was responsible for the training of "Shadowfax," the |
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| 25 | 26 | | mythical horse from the popular Lord of the Rings trilogy; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds retired from show business for good in |
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| 27 | 28 | | 2002 and subsequently moved to Bowie with his wife, Ellen; today, he |
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| 28 | 29 | | enjoys traveling the country and spending time with his family; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame honors those men |
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| 30 | 31 | | and women who exemplify the individualism and independence of the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Western cowboy, and Don Reynolds is indeed deserving of this |
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| 32 | 33 | | prestigious recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Don Reynolds on his induction into |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best |
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| 36 | 37 | | wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Reynolds as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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