Bill Text: TX SR16 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Montgomery Blackwell "Monte" Noelke, Jr., of Mertzon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Reported enrolled [SR16 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR16-Enrolled.html
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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 |