Bill Text: TX SR104 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life and legacy of Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-24 - Reported enrolled [SR104 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR104-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join the citizens of Beaumont in celebrating the 100th | ||
anniversary of the birth of pioneering athlete Mildred "Babe" | ||
Didrikson Zaharias; and | ||
WHEREAS, Widely considered the world's greatest female | ||
athlete, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was born June 26, | ||
1911, and grew up in Beaumont; over the course of her stellar | ||
athletic career, she brought international fame to her hometown | ||
and her state; and | ||
WHEREAS, Named to the list of Top 10 Athletes of the 20th | ||
century by the Associated Press and ESPN, she was a two-time All | ||
American basketball player and singlehandedly won the 1932 | ||
Amateur Athletic Union track and field team championship; she won | ||
two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics in Los | ||
Angeles; and | ||
WHEREAS, She perhaps found her greatest fame as a golfer, | ||
helping to found the Ladies Professional Golf Association and | ||
once winning 17 consecutive tournaments; she was the first | ||
American woman to win the British Amateur and is the only woman in | ||
the history of the men's Professional Golfers Association Tour to | ||
earn prize money, which she did twice, including winning the | ||
Phoenix Pro-Am event by defeating legends Byron Nelson and Sam | ||
Snead; and | ||
WHEREAS, In acknowledgement of her many accomplishments | ||
and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth, the City | ||
of Beaumont has declared June of 2011 to be Mildred "Babe" | ||
Didrikson Zaharias Month, with a golf tournament, dinner, and | ||
auction to be held to raise money for the Babe Didrikson Zaharias | ||
Foundation; it is truly fitting that she be recognized for her | ||
groundbreaking achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
and legacy of Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias and extend best | ||
wishes to the people of Beaumont for a memorable celebration; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
honor of this special occasion. | ||
Williams | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 24, 2011. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |