H.R. No. 661
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Wilton A. Lanning, Jr., is being honored by the
1-2 James H. Lockwood Lodge No. 1343, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
1-3 with a Community Builders Award for his distinguished service to
1-4 the Waco community, and this special recognition is indeed
1-5 well-deserved; and
1-6 WHEREAS, The highest award conferred by the Grand Lodge of
1-7 Texas on nonmasons in Texas, the Community Builders Award is an
1-8 especially notable honor for its recipients; and
1-9 WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Mr. Lanning has
1-10 provided exceptional leadership to the citizens of Waco through a
1-11 wide range of significant civic and professional roles, including
1-12 accomplished tenures as president of the Waco Downtown Rotary Club,
1-13 the Waco Chamber of Commerce, the Young Men's Christian Association
1-14 board, and the Waco Business League; and
1-15 WHEREAS, A successful businessman, Mr. Lanning is the
1-16 president and chief executive officer of Waco's oldest commercial
1-17 firm, Tom Padget, Inc., which was established in 1867, and he also
1-18 has distinguished himself through his tenure as chairman of the
1-19 Waco Convention and Tourism Board and as a trustee and secretary of
1-20 the board of the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center; and
1-21 WHEREAS, In addition to his extensive community service work
1-22 and the considerable demands of running a business, Mr. Lanning
1-23 devoted years of work and planning to bring to completion his
1-24 longtime dream of restoring the local Dr Pepper plant, which was
2-1 damaged in a tornado in 1953, and converting it into a Dr Pepper
2-2 Museum; his dream was realized on May 11, 1991, when the museum was
2-3 formally opened 38 years after the disastrous tornado struck; and
2-4 WHEREAS, A man of tremendous vision and generosity, Wilton
2-5 Lanning's extraordinary dedication to his community has made a
2-6 positive difference in the lives of many citizens of Waco; a true
2-7 pillar of his community, he is indeed deserving of special praise
2-8 and legislative recognition on the occasion of his most recent
2-9 achievement; now, therefore, be it
2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate Wilton A. Lanning, Jr., on his
2-12 receipt of the Community Builders Award and commend him for his
2-13 many outstanding contributions to his community; and, be it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-15 prepared for Mr. Lanning as an expression of high regard by the
2-16 Texas House of Representatives.
2-17 Texas House of Representatives.
2-18 Denton
2-19 H.R. No. 661
2-20 Laney Giddings Naishtat
2-21 Alexander Glaze Nieto
2-22 Allen Goodman Oakley
2-23 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
2-24 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
2-25 Averitt Gray Park
2-26 Bailey Greenberg Parra
2-27 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-1 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-2 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-3 Bomer Hamric Price
3-4 Bosse Harris Puente
3-5 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-6 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-7 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-8 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-9 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-10 Carter Hilderbran Romo
3-11 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-12 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-13 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-14 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-15 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-16 Cook Hudson Shields
3-17 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-18 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-19 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-20 Craddick James Smithee
3-21 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-22 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-23 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-24 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-25 Davila Kamel Talton
3-26 Davis Krusee Telford
3-27 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-1 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-2 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-3 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-4 Denton Longoria Uher
4-5 Driver Luna Van de Putte
4-6 Duncan McCall Vowell
4-7 Dutton McCoulskey West
4-8 Earley McDonald Williamson
4-9 Eckels Madden Willis
4-10 Edwards Marchant Wilson
4-11 Erickson Martin Wolens
4-12 Finnell Maxey Yarbrough
4-13 Flores Moffat Yost
4-14 Gallego Moreno Zbranek
4-15 Gallegos Mowery
4-16 Munoz
4-17 H.R. No. 661
4-18 _______________________________
4-19 Speaker of the House
4-20 I certify that H.R. No. 661 was adopted by the House on May
4-21 3, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-22 _______________________________
4-23 Chief Clerk of the House