Bill Text: TX SR5 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Albert James "Jimmy Jalapeeno" Bonar, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-30 - Reported enrolled [SR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR5-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Albert James Bonar, Jr. | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Albert James Bonar, | ||
| Jr., who died May 22, 2013, at the age of 66; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jim Bonar was born January 5, 1947, in Bryan, | ||
| Texas; he graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston | ||
| and from The University of Texas at Austin; at the university, he | ||
| studied painting and photography and was a protégé of the famed | ||
| photographer Russell Lee; he also studied painting at the | ||
| University of California at Davis, where he earned a master of | ||
| fine arts degree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a longtime Austin resident and had a | ||
| 29-year career as a staff photographer for the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission; he also was a well-known Austin artist who had a busy | ||
| career as a figurative and naturalistic painter; he was known to | ||
| his friends, and signed his paintings, as Jimmy Jalapeeno; he was | ||
| a prolific artist whose works have been collected by numerous | ||
| public institutions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jimmy was remarkably talented and had discovered | ||
| his love for painting and photography while he was a teenager; he | ||
| is best known for his oil paintings of the Texas Hill Country and | ||
| for his "Green Austin" series, which consists of paintings of | ||
| natural scenes around the capital city and is on permanent | ||
| display at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jimmy was noted for his nonjudgmental attitude | ||
| toward people and for his wit, his wisdom, and his sense of humor; | ||
| he was devoted to his wife, the artist Belinda Casey, and to his | ||
| family and many friends; he had a courageous attitude toward | ||
| life, and the strength with which he faced his illness was | ||
| inspirational to others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jim Bonar was beloved by many, and he leaves | ||
| behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who were | ||
| privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Albert James Bonar, Jr.; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Jimmy Jalapeeno. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 30, 2013, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
