By Johnson H.R. No. 106
74R4759 BNL-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, For the past four decades, the members of the
1-2 Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club have provided their community with
1-3 outstanding leadership and service, and their efforts have greatly
1-4 contributed to the betterment of this state; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Organized on February 1, 1955, this commendable
1-6 organization was cosponsored by several regional Kiwanis Clubs and
1-7 received initial support from Herbert Wilson, who is known
1-8 throughout Nacogdoches for his long association with the Fredonia
1-9 Inn; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Kiwanis Clubs are dedicated to establishing higher
1-11 social, professional, and business standards in their communities
1-12 by emphasizing human and spiritual values over material values;
1-13 they encourage others to live by the Golden Rule, and they
1-14 demonstrate their commitment to this precept through their own
1-15 altruistic service; and
1-16 WHEREAS, The support and nurturing of children is a primary
1-17 goal of Kiwanis Clubs, as evidenced by their Young Children:
1-18 Priority One program; independently and in conjunction with other
1-19 service organizations, the clubs address the needs of children and
1-20 seek to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders worldwide, a noble
1-21 task that can be accomplished by establishing salt iodination
1-22 plants in stricken areas; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Members of the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club have
1-24 provided unflagging support to local young people by sponsoring
2-1 scholarships, a county 4-H Club, Little League teams, and other
2-2 community youth projects, including Project Graduation and drug
2-3 education programs; yet they also recognize the importance of fun
2-4 and recreation, and to that end they have constructed picnic
2-5 pavilions, playgrounds, and other improvements in local parks; and
2-6 WHEREAS, This inspiring record of service is passed on to
2-7 future generations through the Kiwanis Club's affiliated youth
2-8 organizations, the Nacogdoches Key Club for high school students
2-9 and the Circle K Club for students of Stephen F. Austin State
2-10 University; both of these organizations have been among the most
2-11 successful in the Southwest and have received numerous awards for
2-12 their spirited and enthusiastic efforts; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Throughout its proud history, the Kiwanis Club has
2-14 benefited from the wise guidance and dedication of its leaders,
2-15 including past presidents R. J. Sheperd, Alton King, Iven Hensley,
2-16 W. Ralph Bailey, L. D. Pate, Jack H. Clifton, Clifton Tannery,
2-17 James Redfield, Lenville Martin, Robert S. Maxwell, Don Bryce, John
2-18 T. Lewis, David G. Foster, George S. Thompson, Joe A. Sweat,
2-19 F. Doyle Alexander, Robert D. Baker, Gary C. Godfrey, Calvin
2-20 P. Barton, Jerry M. Self, Randall B. Cox, Jerry N. Lackey,
2-21 R. G. Willis, Lewis T. Riecks, Barham Fulmer, Kenneth I. Durr,
2-22 Sonny Butts, Ray Eastman, C. G. Maclin, Andy Ferguson, Robert
2-23 Lockhart, G. W. Neal, Herschel Reeves, Bill Griffen, Herschel
2-24 Fulmer, Jim Dennis, Anita Standridge, and Troy Ray, and past
2-25 lieutenant governors John T. Lewis, George Thompson, L. D. Pate,
2-26 Ken Durr, and Herschel Fulmer; and
2-27 WHEREAS, Under the direction of current President William
3-1 Kitchens, the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club stands poised to offer
3-2 another 40 years of civic leadership and community service, and
3-3 their heartfelt efforts will surely be welcomed by all the citizens
3-4 of this fine East Texas community; now, therefore, be it
3-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
3-6 Legislature hereby commend the members of the Nacogdoches Kiwanis
3-7 Club on the occasion of the club's 40th anniversary and extend to
3-8 them warmest best wishes for many more years of continued success;
3-9 and, be it further
3-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-11 prepared for the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club as an expression of high
3-12 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.