By: Denton H.R. No. 661 73R8859 PFG-D 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 coverting 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.