H.R. No. 1400

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with
	the passing of E. E. Allen Jr. on March 4, 2015, at the age of 87;
	and
	WHEREAS, "Junior" Allen was born in a log cabin on October 19,
	1927, to Ebbie E. Allen Sr. and Ida Lena Marquart Allen, and he grew
	up in a family of eight children in the small ranching and farming
	community of Peach Creek, near College Station; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Allen became a rancher, and for many years he
	ran a cow-calf operation; in the early 1970s, he and his friend,
	Marshall Crenshaw, started a small weekly rodeo in Peach Creek, and
	in 1976, Mr. Allen began to breed bulls selectively as rodeo
	animals, specifically for their bucking potential; and
	WHEREAS, This vocation became his primary business, and many
	of the bulls Mr. Allen bred over the years were later well-known on
	the professional bull riding and rodeo circuits, including 777
	Sling Blade, 40 Exodus, 00 South Point, 99 Shake & Bake, and 02
	Texas Blues; he continued to train bulls at his ranch until nearly
	the end of his life; and
	WHEREAS, A man of great determination, warmth, and kindness,
	Junior Allen devoted his years on this earth to ranching and the
	sport of rodeo, and he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to
	inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of E. E. Allen Jr. and
	extend sincere condolences to his sister, Barbara Ann Albrecht, his
	sister-in-law, Ruth Allen, and his nieces and nephews; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of E. E. Allen
	Jr.
	Kacal
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1400 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 9, 2015.
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	Chief Clerk of the House