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