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Office of the Mayor <br />WHEREAS,Linda Waringis a La Porte native who graduated from LPHS in 1967, whereupon <br />she began her career as a versatile and highly respected drummer in the music business; and <br />WHEREAS,one of the first groups Linda was in was called Gritz, whichplayed the coolest Texas <br />venues of the time,including Love Street Light Circusin Houston and San Antonio and Vulcan Gas <br />Companyin Austin, and was a featuredattraction at the 1968 Hemisfair inSan Antonio;and <br />WHEREAS,Linda went on to become well-known nationally and internationally, recording for Capitol <br />Records and with such names as Leon Russell, Kinky Friedman, and Delbert McClinton, and even <br />drumming in a band that opened for Led Zeppelin; and <br />WHEREAS,in 1982, Linda received the coveted Buddymagazine"Texas Tornado" award for <br />recognition in drumming and being one of the best musicians in Texas. She retired in 2015, but still <br />plays part-time in Dallas/Fort Worth and continuesto inspireallmusicians. <br />I, Louis R. Rigby, Mayor, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2021, as <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br />Linda WaringDay <br />In Witness Whereof: I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, <br />th <br />this the 26day ofJuly, 2021. <br /> <br />