Bill Text: TX HR968 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the life of S. J. "Sweet" Estes on the occasion of her posthumous nomination to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR968 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR968-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 968 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The late Sammie Jean Estes has been nominated for | ||
| induction into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1975, the National Cowgirl Museum and | ||
| Hall of Fame in Fort Worth is dedicated to honoring and documenting | ||
| the lives of women who exemplify the spirit of the American West; | ||
| with a mission to preserve the history and impact of western women | ||
| living from the mid-1800s to the present, the Hall of Fame includes | ||
| nearly 200 artists, writers, entertainers, competitive performers, | ||
| ranchers, and others who have contributed to this distinctive | ||
| region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Posthumously nominated to join this esteemed group, | ||
| "Sweet" Estes discovered a lifelong passion for horses at the age of | ||
| 11, when she purchased her first pony for two dollars and began | ||
| charging neighborhood children a nickel to ride to the corner and a | ||
| dime to ride around the block; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Estes earned enough money to buy more horses, | ||
| and by 1941, she and her family had a stable of 15; the income from | ||
| her riding business paid for her college education as well as her | ||
| sister's; while a student at the University of North Texas in | ||
| Denton, Ms. Estes sponsored the Los Caballeros Riding Club and | ||
| taught her fellow students riding and horsemanship, as well as | ||
| classes on the anatomy and care of a horse; in addition to | ||
| instructing courses and keeping up with her own studies, she bred | ||
| many registered horses, and her "Double Dollar" brand could be | ||
| found on many fine quarter horses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Estes earned both her bachelor's and her | ||
| master's degrees in physical education at UNT; for nearly five | ||
| decades, she taught horseback riding, backpacking, and wilderness | ||
| camping to students at UNT and at Texas Woman's University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She also leased her horses for many years to summer | ||
| camps across Texas and Colorado and beyond, serving many of them as | ||
| a riding instructor; along the way, this inspiring woman managed to | ||
| overcome tuberculosis and to acquire her dream home, a 30-acre | ||
| property called Lone Chimney, in Colorado; it was there that she | ||
| passed away on August 16, 1989; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sweet Estes shared her love of horses with | ||
| generations of young people; she lived an extraordinary life that | ||
| embodied the independence, character, and indomitable spirit of the | ||
| American cowgirl, and she is most deserving of this special honor; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sweet Estes on the | ||
| occasion of her posthumous nomination to the National Cowgirl | ||
| Museum and Hall of Fame. | ||
| Crownover | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 968 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
