Bill Text: TX SR122 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Morris White.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-09 - Reported enrolled [SR122 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR122-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
James White | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of James Morris White, a beloved icon of the | ||
Austin community, who died January 24, 2021, at the age of 81; and | ||
WHEREAS, James White was a fifth-generation Texan and a | ||
lifelong Austinite; he broke with a long family tradition of | ||
service in law enforcement to follow his dream of opening the | ||
best dance hall in Texas, and he succeeded in building a cultural | ||
treasure in the heart of his hometown community; and | ||
WHEREAS, This legendary Texan was born on April 12, 1939; | ||
he graduated from Travis High School in 1957, and he served with | ||
distinction in the United States Army from 1961 to 1964; after | ||
returning home from military service, he began construction on | ||
the Broken Spoke, a South Austin honky-tonk bar, restaurant, and | ||
dance hall; in 1966, he married his life's true love, Annetta | ||
Wells; and | ||
WHEREAS, With Annetta by his side, James created a | ||
celebrated landmark and country music hub that captured and | ||
preserved part of the Lone Star State's mythical charm; the Broken | ||
Spoke helped mark the path to stardom for such musical greats as Bob | ||
Wills, Ray Benson, The Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, and Garth | ||
Brooks; the music venue was featured in the documentary Honky Tonk | ||
Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke and was on the cover of George | ||
Strait's 2019 album, Honky Tonk Machine; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. White's iconic venue remains a favorite | ||
watering hole for both locals and legends, and his vision will | ||
continue to live on through the ongoing leadership of his wife, | ||
Annetta, and his two daughters, Terri White and Virginia | ||
White-Peacock; he leaves behind four grandchildren and four | ||
great-grandchildren, who were a source of pride and joy to him; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, James White was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
grandfather and a truly quintessential Texan; he was a cherished | ||
member of the Austin community, and he will long be remembered | ||
with respect and admiration by all who were privileged to share | ||
in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of James Morris White; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of James White. | ||
Eckhardt | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 9, 2021, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |