| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 76 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The life of a renowned Dallas photographer drew to a |
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| 6 | 6 | | close with the passing of James T. Bradley on October 13, 2023, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 101; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, "Brad" Bradley was born to Mabel and Dennis Bradley |
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| 9 | 9 | | on July 23, 1922, and he grew up on a cotton farm near Arlington; |
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| 10 | 10 | | after studying business at North Texas Agricultural College, he |
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| 11 | 11 | | served as a technical sergeant with the U.S. Army Air Corps in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Okinawa, Japan, during World War II; in 1946, he exchanged vows with |
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| 13 | 13 | | the former Betty Laughead; they shared 64 years together before her |
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| 14 | 14 | | death in 2010 and raised two children, Iris and James; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley opened Laughead Photography in |
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| 16 | 16 | | Dallas, and in 1948 Mr. Bradley photographed the Cotton Bowl |
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| 17 | 17 | | matchup between Southern Methodist and Penn State Universities; |
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| 18 | 18 | | that experience began his long-lasting relationship with the bowl |
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| 19 | 19 | | game and SMU, and he also worked with college football programs |
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| 20 | 20 | | nationwide and at the NFL level; he and his father-in-law, Jim |
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| 21 | 21 | | Laughead, traveled together, documenting games and athletes and |
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| 22 | 22 | | pioneering the "Huck 'n Buck" posed action shot that became a staple |
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| 23 | 23 | | of football photography; over a career of 75-plus years, he |
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| 24 | 24 | | captured such college and professional luminaries as Doak Walker, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Earl Campbell, Roger Staubach, Dick Butkus, and Joe Montana, and he |
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| 26 | 26 | | also produced images for Topps baseball cards; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Widely respected, Mr. Bradley was inducted into the |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame, received the SMU Athletics Hall of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Fame Legends Award, and garnered the 2023 Governor's Award for |
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| 30 | 30 | | Lifetime Achievement by the Lone Star chapter of the Regional EMMY |
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| 31 | 31 | | Awards; moreover, he was honored as the 2019 Citizen of the Year in |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Park Cities community, where he resided; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his immense talent and his kind and |
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| 34 | 34 | | generous nature, "Brad" Bradley chronicled countless events at SMU |
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| 35 | 35 | | as well as sports figures and competitions throughout the U.S., and |
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| 36 | 36 | | in so doing, he created a rich and compelling visual record that |
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| 37 | 37 | | will endure for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 40 | 40 | | of James T. Bradley and extend deepest condolences to the members of |
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| 41 | 41 | | his family: to his children, Iris L. Bradley and her husband, Floyd, |
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| 42 | 42 | | and James T. "Jimmy" Bradley II; to his granddaughter, Susan |
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| 43 | 43 | | Gleiser; to his nieces and nephews; and to all who mourn his |
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| 44 | 44 | | passing; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brad |
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| 48 | 48 | | Bradley. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Meyer |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 76 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 53 | 53 | | vote of the House on November 1, 2023. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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