H.R. No. 637 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Bill Clanton for his myriad contributions to the citizens of 1-3 Midland as an outstanding public servant and dedicated civic 1-4 leader; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The city secretary of Midland for the past nine 1-6 years, Mr. Clanton was a self-employed businessman for seven years 1-7 and worked for Midland College for three years before being 1-8 appointed to his current post on February 1, 1984; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A man of trusted judgment who works well with 1-10 people, Mr. Clanton acts as the city's records management officer 1-11 and as the public information officer for the city and county in 1-12 the event of an area emergency; and 1-13 WHEREAS, This fine gentleman works above and beyond the 1-14 duties of his office to provide the citizens of his community with 1-15 the excellent service they deserve, and he recently has begun a 1-16 project to help local residents recapture the past by organizing 1-17 the city's extensive collection of old newspaper clippings, 1-18 photographs, and plaques given to former council members and mayors 1-19 into an archival collection that will be placed on public display 1-20 later this year; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In addition to his professional responsibilities, 1-22 Mr. Clanton is a respected leader in the Republican Party who was 1-23 named the recipient of the prestigious Republican Presidential 1-24 Legion of Merit Award in June 1992 for his patriotism, commitment, 2-1 and integrity; and 2-2 WHEREAS, This highly regarded gentleman has made many 2-3 significant contributions to the betterment of his community and he 2-4 is indeed deserving of special legislative recognition for his 2-5 continuing contributions in this regard; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby commend Bill Clanton for his outstanding 2-8 contributions to his community and state; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for Mr. Clanton as an expression of high regard by the 2-11 Texas House of Representatives. 2-12 Texas House of Representatives. 2-13 Craddick 2-14 H.R. No. 637 2-15 _______________________________ 2-16 Speaker of the House 2-17 I certify that H.R. No. 637 was adopted by the House on May 2-18 7, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-19 _______________________________ 2-20 Chief Clerk of the House