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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with |
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the passing of E. E. Allen Jr. on March 4, 2015, at the age of 87; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, "Junior" Allen was born in a log cabin on October 19, |
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1927, to Ebbie E. Allen Sr. and Ida Lena Marquart Allen, and he grew |
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up in a family of eight children in the small ranching and farming |
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community of Peach Creek, near College Station; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Allen became a rancher, and for many years he |
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ran a cow-calf operation; in the early 1970s, he and his friend, |
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Marshall Crenshaw, started a small weekly rodeo in Peach Creek, and |
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in 1976, Mr. Allen began to breed bulls selectively as rodeo |
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animals, specifically for their bucking potential; and |
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WHEREAS, This vocation became his primary business, and many |
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of the bulls Mr. Allen bred over the years were later well-known on |
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the professional bull riding and rodeo circuits, including 777 |
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Sling Blade, 40 Exodus, 00 South Point, 99 Shake & Bake, and 02 |
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Texas Blues; he continued to train bulls at his ranch until nearly |
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the end of his life; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of great determination, warmth, and kindness, |
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Junior Allen devoted his years on this earth to ranching and the |
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sport of rodeo, and he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of E. E. Allen Jr. and |
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extend sincere condolences to his sister, Barbara Ann Albrecht, his |
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sister-in-law, Ruth Allen, and his nieces and nephews; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of E. E. Allen |
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Jr. |