Bill Text: TX SR412 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Thomas Randall Snow of Terrell.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-07 - Printed in full [SR412 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR412-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Thomas Randall Snow | ||
| WHEREAS, Thomas Randall Snow of Terrell experienced a | ||
| life-changing accident while still a teen, yet he went on to | ||
| become a world-renowned athlete who inspired countless admirers | ||
| across the Lone Star State and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on May 24, 1959, Randy Snow was a | ||
| state-ranked tennis player dreaming of a professional career | ||
| when he was paralyzed at the age of 16 in a farm accident; he | ||
| graduated from Terrell High School and enrolled at The University | ||
| of Texas at Austin, establishing a wheelchair basketball team | ||
| there, and he later transferred to The University of Texas at | ||
| Arlington and participated in the school's wheelchair athletic | ||
| program, ultimately earning a bachelor's degree in 1986; he | ||
| subsequently received a master's degree in psychology from the | ||
| University of Phoenix; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Snow competed in wheelchair tennis, track, | ||
| and basketball, with an impressive record of success in all three | ||
| sports; after receiving a standing ovation and a silver medal for | ||
| his performance in the men's 1500-meter wheelchair exhibition | ||
| race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, he helped focus attention on | ||
| disabled athletes and assisted in the launch of the Paralympic | ||
| Games; he was a 16-time United States Open wheelchair champion | ||
| between 1981 and 1993, won gold medals in the 1992 Summer | ||
| Paralympic Games in Barcelona for singles and doubles tennis, and | ||
| was a member of the bronze-medal-winning wheelchair basketball | ||
| team at the 1996 Atlanta Games; moreover, he was named | ||
| outstanding athlete at the National Wheelchair Games and became | ||
| the only participant to medal in three different sports in the | ||
| summer Paralympic Games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This notable competitor was inducted into the | ||
| Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Spinal Cord | ||
| Injury Hall of Fame in 2005, and he was the first paralympian | ||
| inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame, in 2004; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Also a leader in business and motivational | ||
| speaking and the author of three books, Mr. Snow conducted the | ||
| Randy Snow Wheelchair Tennis Camps and developed the United | ||
| States Professional Tennis Association wheelchair certification; he | ||
| had a 20-year career with Sunrise Medical, a company that makes | ||
| wheelchairs and other devices, and he founded his own venture, NO | ||
| XQs, Incorporated, in 1999; in addition, he served on the board | ||
| of the Terrell Friends of the Library and was active in Wheels for | ||
| Humanity, Turning Point Nation, and other groups that encourage | ||
| and support individuals with disabilities; he was leading a | ||
| wheelchair tennis camp in El Salvador for the International | ||
| Tennis Federation at the time of his death on November 19, 2009, | ||
| and he was posthumously inducted into the United States | ||
| Professional Tennis Association Hall of Fame the following year; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In conjunction with the annual Kaufman County Day | ||
| festivities at the State Capitol, the date of March 7, 2011, is | ||
| also being recognized as Randy Snow Day in memory of this | ||
| longtime county resident and esteemed Texan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Refusing to let his disability define him, Randy Snow | ||
| brought to all of his endeavors great skill, optimism, and | ||
| determination, and his achievements have touched more lives than | ||
| he could ever know; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2011, as Randy Snow Day | ||
| and pay tribute to the life and legacy of this remarkable Texan; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of his life, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it | ||
| do so in memory of Thomas Randall Snow. | ||
| Deuell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2011, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
