H.C.R. No. 63
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Garland Chamber of Commerce recently honored
    1-2  Charles Matthews with the prestigious Tall Texan Award in
    1-3  recognition of his numerous contributions to the betterment of the
    1-4  Garland community; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, This esteemed civic leader began serving the people
    1-6  of Garland in the 1960s as one of the founders and organizers of
    1-7  the Garland YMCA; he served on the board of that organization for
    1-8  eight years, acting as chairman for two years, before taking a
    1-9  position on the board of the Metropolitan Dallas YMCA; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, He further served the young people of his community
   1-11  through his work on the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of
   1-12  America; he also was instrumental in the establishment of the
   1-13  Leadership Garland program and helped to ensure its success by
   1-14  working as an instructor during the early years of the program; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, In 1979, the Garland City Council appointed this
   1-16  fine gentleman to represent the city on the Texas Municipal Power
   1-17  Authority board of directors; he executed the duties of this post
   1-18  with distinction and was chosen to serve as president of that
   1-19  organization for 1982 and 1983; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, The people of Garland recognized Mr. Matthews for
   1-21  his extraordinary abilities and initiative and elected him mayor
   1-22  from 1984 to 1986; one of the many highlights of his term as mayor
   1-23  was his leadership of a delegation of more than 200 public
   1-24  officials and citizens who traveled to Austin and successfully
    2-1  encouraged the highway department to approve State Highway 190; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Governor Bill Clements appointed this distinguished
    2-3  civic leader to a six-year term on the Texas Turnpike Authority,
    2-4  and his commendable work with that organization included terms as
    2-5  vice-chairman and finance committee chairman; his dedication and
    2-6  expertise soon won him great renown as one of the region's foremost
    2-7  transportation experts; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, A longtime supporter of the Garland Chamber of
    2-9  Commerce, Mr. Matthews served as its chairman in 1990; under his
   2-10  dynamic leadership, the chamber formed the Garland Economic
   2-11  Development Council, which has emerged as a leading force in
   2-12  bringing economic growth to the city; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, A respected member of the Lions Club, a founder and
   2-14  past president of the Lakeside Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris
   2-15  Fellow, this remarkable individual has tirelessly served his fellow
   2-16  Texans; Mr. Matthews has generously contributed his time and talent
   2-17  to many worthwhile causes that have benefited the people of his
   2-18  community, and his admirable efforts are truly deserving of special
   2-19  legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-20        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
   2-21  hereby commend Charles Matthews for his outstanding commitment to
   2-22  community service and extend to him warmest congratulations on the
   2-23  well-deserved honor of receiving the 1992 Tall Texan Award from the
   2-24  Garland Chamber of Commerce; and, be it further
   2-25        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-26  prepared for Mr. Matthews as an expression of high regard by the
   2-27  Legislature of the State of Texas.
    3-1  Legislature of the State of Texas.
    3-2                                                               Driver
    3-3                                                     H.C.R. No. 63
    3-4  Laney                   Giddings                 Naishtat
    3-5  Alexander               Glaze                    Nieto
    3-6  Allen                   Goodman                  Oakley
    3-7  Alonzo                  Goolsby                  Ogden
    3-8  Alvarado                Granoff                  Oliveira
    3-9  Averitt                 Gray                     Park
   3-10  Bailey                  Greenberg                Parra
   3-11  Berlanga                Grusendorf               Patterson
   3-12  Black                   Gutierrez                Pitts
   3-13  Blackwood               Haggerty                 Place
   3-14  Bomer                   Hamric                   Price
   3-15  Bosse                   Harris                   Puente
   3-16  Brady                   Hartnett                 Rabuck
   3-17  Brimer                  Heflin                   Ramsay
   3-18  Cain                    Hernandez                Rangel
   3-19  Campbell                Hightower                Raymond
   3-20  Carona                  Hilbert                  Rodriguez
   3-21  Carter                  Hilderbran               Romo
   3-22  Chisum                  Hill                     Rudd
   3-23  Clemons                 Hirschi                  Sadler
   3-24  Coleman                 Hochberg                 Saunders
   3-25  Combs                   Holzheauser              Schechter
   3-26  Conley                  Horn                     Seidlits
   3-27  Cook                    Hudson                   Shields
    4-1  Corte                   Hunter of Taylor         Siebert
    4-2  Counts                  Hunter of Nueces         A. Smith of Harris
    4-3  Crabb                   Jackson                  D. Smith of Harris
    4-4  Craddick                James                    Smithee
    4-5  Cuellar of Webb         Johnson                  Solis
    4-6  Cuellar of Hidalgo      Jones of Lubbock         Stiles
    4-7  Culberson               Jones of Dallas          Swinford
    4-8  Danburg                 Junell                   Tallas
    4-9  Davila                  Kamel                    Talton
   4-10  Davis                   Krusee                   Telford
   4-11  De La Garza             Kubiak                   Thompson of Tarrant
   4-12  Dear                    Kuempel                  Thompson of Harris
   4-13  Delco                   Lewis                    Turner of Coleman
   4-14  Delisi                  Linebarger               Turner of Harris
   4-15  Denton                  Longoria                 Uher
   4-16  Driver                  McCall                   Van de Putte
   4-17  Duncan                  McCoulskey               Vowell
   4-18  Dutton                  McDonald                 West
   4-19  Earley                  Madden                   Williamson
   4-20  Eckels                  Marchant                 Willis
   4-21  Edwards                 Martin                   Wilson
   4-22  Erickson                Maxey                    Wolens
   4-23  Finnell                 Moffat                   Yarbrough
   4-24  Flores                  Moreno                   Yost
   4-25  Gallego                 Mowery                   Zbranek
   4-26  Gallegos                Munoz
   4-27                                                     H.C.R. No. 63
    5-1  _______________________________     _______________________________
    5-2      President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
    5-3        I certify that H.C.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on
    5-4  March 11, 1993, by a non-record vote.
    5-5                                      _______________________________
    5-6                                          Chief Clerk of the House
    5-7        I certify that H.C.R. No. 63 was adopted by the Senate on
    5-8  March 30, 1993.
    5-9                                      _______________________________
   5-10                                          Secretary of the Senate
   5-11  APPROVED:  _____________________
   5-12                     Date
   5-13             _____________________
   5-14                   Governor