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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucy Dean Record of Lockney was recognized for her |
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many achievements as a musician and teacher by the Floyd County |
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Commissioners Court on June 12, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1924, the former Lucy Dean Rose began |
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studying piano at the age of four, and just three years later, she |
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was performing as an organist at First United Methodist Church in |
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Lockney, where she continues to play to this day; she went on to |
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attend Texas Tech University and then the Draughon School of |
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Business, and she later earned a teaching certificate from the |
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St. Louis Institute of Music; and |
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WHEREAS, This admired musician married the love of her life, |
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Charles L. Record, in 1942, and they shared nearly half a century |
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together before his passing in 1991; she answered her nation's call |
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to duty during World War II, serving as a secretary in the U.S. Army |
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Air Corps on bases in Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to Lockney in 1946, Mrs. Record |
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began working as a full-time piano teacher, with as many as 90 |
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pupils a week, and she still enjoys sharing her expertise with her |
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students today; over the years, she has also performed in a number |
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of bands, including Jimmy Burson and Texas in the Swing, Denim and |
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Lace II, Billy Mata and the Texas Tradition, and Floyd Domino's |
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All-Stars; a virtuoso of the Texas western swing style, she is |
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particularly known for her signature rendition of the American |
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standard "It Had to Be You"; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of a host of prestigious honors, |
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Mrs. Record was presented with the Will Rogers Award in the |
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instrumentalist category at the Academy of Western Artists Awards |
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in 2013; moreover, she was named a Hero in the Cowtown Guild in 2012 |
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and inducted into the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest |
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Hall of Fame in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, Lucy Dean Record has |
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delighted audiences across the Lone Star State and instilled a love |
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of music in generations of students, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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join in honoring her for her many contributions to the rich musical |
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heritage of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lucy Dean |
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Record on her inspiring work as a musician and teacher and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Record as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 149 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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