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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5
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In Memory |
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Albert James Bonar, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Albert James Bonar, |
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Jr., who died May 22, 2013, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Bonar was born January 5, 1947, in Bryan, |
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Texas; he graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston |
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and from The University of Texas at Austin; at the university, he |
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studied painting and photography and was a protégé of the famed |
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photographer Russell Lee; he also studied painting at the |
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University of California at Davis, where he earned a master of |
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fine arts degree; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a longtime Austin resident and had a |
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29-year career as a staff photographer for the Texas Historical |
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Commission; he also was a well-known Austin artist who had a busy |
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career as a figurative and naturalistic painter; he was known to |
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his friends, and signed his paintings, as Jimmy Jalapeeno; he was |
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a prolific artist whose works have been collected by numerous |
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public institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy was remarkably talented and had discovered |
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his love for painting and photography while he was a teenager; he |
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is best known for his oil paintings of the Texas Hill Country and |
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for his "Green Austin" series, which consists of paintings of |
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natural scenes around the capital city and is on permanent |
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display at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy was noted for his nonjudgmental attitude |
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toward people and for his wit, his wisdom, and his sense of humor; |
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he was devoted to his wife, the artist Belinda Casey, and to his |
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family and many friends; he had a courageous attitude toward |
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life, and the strength with which he faced his illness was |
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inspirational to others; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Bonar was beloved by many, and he leaves |
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behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Albert James Bonar, Jr.; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Jimmy Jalapeeno. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 30, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |