Bill Text: TX HR76 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of renowned sports photographer James T. "Brad" Bradley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR76-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 76 |
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WHEREAS, The life of a renowned Dallas photographer drew to a | ||
close with the passing of James T. Bradley on October 13, 2023, at | ||
the age of 101; and | ||
WHEREAS, "Brad" Bradley was born to Mabel and Dennis Bradley | ||
on July 23, 1922, and he grew up on a cotton farm near Arlington; | ||
after studying business at North Texas Agricultural College, he | ||
served as a technical sergeant with the U.S. Army Air Corps in | ||
Okinawa, Japan, during World War II; in 1946, he exchanged vows with | ||
the former Betty Laughead; they shared 64 years together before her | ||
death in 2010 and raised two children, Iris and James; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley opened Laughead Photography in | ||
Dallas, and in 1948 Mr. Bradley photographed the Cotton Bowl | ||
matchup between Southern Methodist and Penn State Universities; | ||
that experience began his long-lasting relationship with the bowl | ||
game and SMU, and he also worked with college football programs | ||
nationwide and at the NFL level; he and his father-in-law, Jim | ||
Laughead, traveled together, documenting games and athletes and | ||
pioneering the "Huck 'n Buck" posed action shot that became a staple | ||
of football photography; over a career of 75-plus years, he | ||
captured such college and professional luminaries as Doak Walker, | ||
Earl Campbell, Roger Staubach, Dick Butkus, and Joe Montana, and he | ||
also produced images for Topps baseball cards; and | ||
WHEREAS, Widely respected, Mr. Bradley was inducted into the | ||
Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame, received the SMU Athletics Hall of | ||
Fame Legends Award, and garnered the 2023 Governor's Award for | ||
Lifetime Achievement by the Lone Star chapter of the Regional EMMY | ||
Awards; moreover, he was honored as the 2019 Citizen of the Year in | ||
the Park Cities community, where he resided; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his immense talent and his kind and | ||
generous nature, "Brad" Bradley chronicled countless events at SMU | ||
as well as sports figures and competitions throughout the U.S., and | ||
in so doing, he created a rich and compelling visual record that | ||
will endure for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of James T. Bradley and extend deepest condolences to the members of | ||
his family: to his children, Iris L. Bradley and her husband, Floyd, | ||
and James T. "Jimmy" Bradley II; to his granddaughter, Susan | ||
Gleiser; to his nieces and nephews; and to all who mourn his | ||
passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brad | ||
Bradley. | ||
Meyer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 76 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||