Bill Text: TX HR1243 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Harry Cabluck on his 50-year career as a photojournalist.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1243 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1243-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1243 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Veteran Texas photojournalist Harry Cabluck has | ||
| enjoyed an extraordinary career that has spanned more than half a | ||
| century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cabluck's passion for photography began after | ||
| visiting his uncle's darkroom when he was in the sixth grade; he | ||
| went on to gain experience as a member of the newspaper and yearbook | ||
| staffs at North Side High School in Fort Worth; at the same time, he | ||
| began to take forensic photographs of vehicles involved in | ||
| accidents, which he was alerted to because of his family's wrecker | ||
| business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the late 1950s, Mr. Cabluck joined the Fort Worth | ||
| Star-Telegram; he covered John F. Kennedy's fateful visit to Texas | ||
| in November 1963, taking some of the last images of the president | ||
| when he was in Fort Worth and later riding in his motorcade in | ||
| Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cabluck joined the Associated Press in 1969 and | ||
| worked in Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, before returning to his | ||
| home state; throughout his 40-year tenure, he photographed 10 | ||
| presidents, 2 Olympics, and countless Super Bowl, World Series, and | ||
| national championship games; among his iconic shots are Pittsburgh | ||
| Steeler Franco Harris with his "Immaculate Reception" during a 1972 | ||
| play-off game--a photo that later graced a cereal box--and jubilant | ||
| Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk after a home run that won the first | ||
| game of the 1975 World Series; Mr. Cabluck was known for his quick | ||
| moves on the field while covering baseball, earning him the | ||
| nickname "Dancing Bear"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since being posted to Austin in 1989, Mr. Cabluck | ||
| has photographed numerous elected officials, including former | ||
| governor George W. Bush, Governor Rick Perry, and most members of | ||
| the Texas Legislature, as well as plenty of Texas Longhorns | ||
| football games; since December 2009, he has worked freelance, and | ||
| he shoots a range of subjects throughout Texas as his quest for the | ||
| perfect photograph continues; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his decades behind the camera, Mr. Cabluck | ||
| has won the respect and admiration of his fellow photojournalists, | ||
| many of whom he has mentored in what is affectionately called the | ||
| Cabluck School of Photography; he is famous for the massive | ||
| 800-millimeter Ernst Leitz lens that he has carried around for more | ||
| than half his career in spite of its 32-pound heft; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his images, Harry Cabluck has informed, | ||
| moved, and delighted people across Texas and the nation, and the | ||
| Lone Star State is proud to claim this hardworking and talented | ||
| photographer as a native son; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Harry Cabluck on his half-century of | ||
| service as a photojournalist and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Cabluck as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Raymond | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1243 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 21, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
