Pasadena resident and icon Mickey Gilley was celebrated in Austin today with Resolutions on the House and Senate floor. Representative Ken Legler District 144, hosted a reception at the Capital which included a visit with Texas Governor Rick Perry. Thursday evening at a private reception Mickey Gilley, who was accompanied by his son Mike and his daughter Kathy, surprised guests including Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell with a private performance. Mickey Gilley was also honored with a Admiral-ship in the Texas Navy by Governor Rick Perry.
On March 2, 2002, Gilley, along with his two famous cousins Lewis and Swaggart, were inducted into the Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
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Police investigate animal cruelty at 403 Wafer. Thursday afternoon. Neighbors say that the owner was ticketed for several violations of animal cruelty as the Pasadena Animal Control took the dog away.
The San Jacinto Battleground was alive today with thousands of visitors as General Sam Houston’s rag tag army makes history against Santa Anna’s forces in the annual reenactment in the shadows of the San Jacinto Monument and Battleship Texas.
Historical Pasadena Texas a coffee table book was just recently released, a Pasadena Historical Society project headed by Keith Nielsen Executive Director of the PHS. The long awaited book feature C David Pomeroy Jr. as author. Many local business are featured in the book who supported project along with a great story of Pasadena’s History. The book is for sale and can be purchased at Heritage Park & Museum during the weekdays.
