Bill Text: TX SR16 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: In memory of Montgomery Blackwell "Monte" Noelke, Jr., of Mertzon.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Reported enrolled [SR16 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SR16-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16


	In Memory
	of
	Montgomery Blackwell Noelke, Jr.
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
	citizens of Mertzon in mourning the loss of Montgomery Blackwell

	WHEREAS, A rancher and writer known for his droll West
	Texas wit, Mr. Noelke was a classic cowboy poet; for more than
	five decades, his "Shortgrass Country" columns in the San
	Angelo-based Livestock Weekly chronicled life on his Irion
	County ranch and attracted a devoted flock of readers throughout
	the western United States; and
	WHEREAS, A fourth-generation rancher, he was born on June
	17, 1928, in San Angelo; he attended The University of Texas at
	Austin and returned to his childhood home of Mertzon, where he
	settled with his late wife, Margaret, and together they raised
	eight children; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Noelke revered nature and literature equally,
	and friends recall that he was as moved by the birth of a new calf
	as by the recital of an Irish poem; he spearheaded an expansion of
	the Mertzon Library, and, as president of the Mertzon School
	Board, he regularly invited visiting poets to expand the horizons
	of young writers in the area; and
	WHEREAS, His own horizons were broadened by travel, which
	Mr. Noelke enjoyed sharing with his companion of the past 23
	years, the poet cowgirl Cheryl Clayton; the couple posted letters
	home to Texas from places as far-flung as Africa, Indonesia, and
	the Galapagos Islands; and
	WHEREAS, Roundly admired by his community, Mr. Noelke was a
	regional character, fond of wearing bow ties and delivering
	home-cooked gourmet meals to people in need;


	WHEREAS,



	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
	family of Montgomery Blackwell Noelke, Jr.; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	the members of 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 Monte Noelke.
	Watson



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		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on January 23, 2013, by
		a rising vote.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate