Bill Text: TX HR149 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Lucy Dean Record of Lockney on her achievements as a musician and teacher.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR149 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR149-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 149 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lucy Dean Record of Lockney was recognized for her | ||
| many achievements as a musician and teacher by the Floyd County | ||
| Commissioners Court on June 12, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1924, the former Lucy Dean Rose began | ||
| studying piano at the age of four, and just three years later, she | ||
| was performing as an organist at First United Methodist Church in | ||
| Lockney, where she continues to play to this day; she went on to | ||
| attend Texas Tech University and then the Draughon School of | ||
| Business, and she later earned a teaching certificate from the | ||
| St. Louis Institute of Music; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This admired musician married the love of her life, | ||
| Charles L. Record, in 1942, and they shared nearly half a century | ||
| together before his passing in 1991; she answered her nation's call | ||
| to duty during World War II, serving as a secretary in the U.S. Army | ||
| Air Corps on bases in Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After returning to Lockney in 1946, Mrs. Record | ||
| began working as a full-time piano teacher, with as many as 90 | ||
| pupils a week, and she still enjoys sharing her expertise with her | ||
| students today; over the years, she has also performed in a number | ||
| of bands, including Jimmy Burson and Texas in the Swing, Denim and | ||
| Lace II, Billy Mata and the Texas Tradition, and Floyd Domino's | ||
| All-Stars; a virtuoso of the Texas western swing style, she is | ||
| particularly known for her signature rendition of the American | ||
| standard "It Had to Be You"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The recipient of a host of prestigious honors, | ||
| Mrs. Record was presented with the Will Rogers Award in the | ||
| instrumentalist category at the Academy of Western Artists Awards | ||
| in 2013; moreover, she was named a Hero in the Cowtown Guild in 2012 | ||
| and inducted into the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest | ||
| Hall of Fame in 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, Lucy Dean Record has | ||
| delighted audiences across the Lone Star State and instilled a love | ||
| of music in generations of students, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| join in honoring her for her many contributions to the rich musical | ||
| heritage of Texas; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lucy Dean | ||
| Record on her inspiring work as a musician and teacher and extend to | ||
| her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Record as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 149 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
