Bill Text: TX SR410 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the late Sammie Jean "Sweet" Estes on the occasion of her induction into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR410 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR410-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the late Sammie Jean "Sweet" Estes, who has been | ||
| nominated for induction into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sweet Estes bought her first pony in 1935 with $2 | ||
| she found and began a career in the horse rental business in Ennis, | ||
| Texas, where she charged neighborhood children a nickel to ride to | ||
| the corner and back and a dime to ride around the block; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She kept on adding to her string of horses and | ||
| continued her business through the Great Depression; in 1941, | ||
| Sweet, her family, and her 15 horses moved to Denton so that Sweet | ||
| and her sister could attend college at North Texas Teacher's | ||
| College, now the University of North Texas; her riding stable | ||
| business paid for both girls to finish college; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In January of 1942, the dean of the college called | ||
| Sweet to his office and proposed a riding class for physical | ||
| education credit; she began teaching her fellow college students | ||
| how to ride and care for horses; she also bred registered horses | ||
| and sponsored Los Caballeros Riding Club at the college; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sweet leased her horses to summer camps for many | ||
| years and served as riding director for many of them; in the 1970s | ||
| and 1980s, she continued to send her horses to camps in the summer | ||
| and took her own horse to Colorado, where she rode and camped in | ||
| the Rocky Mountains and eventually found her dream home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sweet Estes died on August 16, 1989; for more than | ||
| 50 years, she introduced thousands of people to horseback riding | ||
| and taught young people self-reliance and the importance of | ||
| caring for the environment; she was an inspiration to women of | ||
| all ages throughout her life and demonstrated that women could | ||
| provide for themselves and their families; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sammie Jean | ||
| "Sweet" Estes, who truly embodied the spirit of the West; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to | ||
| honor the memory of Sweet Estes. | ||
| Nelson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
