H.R. No. 679
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Each year the historic community of Sacul in
    1-2  Nacogdoches County sponsors the Sacul Folk Festival, and this year,
    1-3  the highly anticipated event will be held on June 10, 1995; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The 1995 celebration will pay special tribute to the
    1-5  men and women of Sacul who answered their country's call to arms
    1-6  during her hour of need, upholding the cause of freedom as members
    1-7  of the United States armed forces during World War II; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, After the onset of the war, the following patriotic
    1-9  citizens who were born and attended school in Sacul enlisted to
   1-10  serve their country:  Buddy Acrey, Lowell Applewhite, Fletcher
   1-11  Beard, Delma Blackburn, Frank Blackburn, Robert Blackburn, Coy
   1-12  Booker, J. W. Booker, Kurth C. Booker, J. W. Brooks, Charlie J.
   1-13  "George" Brown, Willard Bunn, Quinion Burns, J. B. "Pete" Button,
   1-14  Jr., J. C.  "Boots" Carter, Kenneth R. Champion, Tobe Champion,
   1-15  Dolphus Chancellor, Leland Channel, Arthur Clemons, Burton Ray
   1-16  Clemons, Sallie Coleman, Cletis Corley, Cora Corley, Debs Corley,
   1-17  Ray Corley, Woodrow "Chuck" Corley, Bobby Dill, James Dill, Johnny
   1-18  Dill, Pat Dodd, J. W. Duckett, Willie Dupree, Mattie Goldsberry,
   1-19  Snapper Grayson, Billy Lewis Gresham, Garland Gresham, Jack
   1-20  Gresham, Joe Bob Gresham, John Henry Gresham, J.  W. "Red" Gresham,
   1-21  Neil Gresham, Nelson Gresham, Thomas Gresham, June Griffin,
   1-22  Clifford Ham, William Ham, Jr., Bryant Lewis "Monk" Hardin, Cecil
   1-23  Hargis, Johnny Irby, Jessie "Buck" July, Tom Jack King, Fred Lloyd,
   1-24  Jim Lloyd, John D.  Lloyd, W. T. Lloyd, Bubba Lucas, Hugh Lucas,
    2-1  Clifford McKnight, Earl McKnight, E. H. McKnight, Glenn McKnight,
    2-2  James A. McKnight, Billy McLeroy, Billy Perry, Dixie Perry, Pete
    2-3  Perry, Sam Perry, A. D. Pitman, Joe Pitman, Marvin Polk, David
    2-4  Pool, Ottis Pool, Thurman Raney, J. B. Reeves, James Alton Rogers,
    2-5  John C.  Stein, Norman L. Strahan, Lawrence Tennison, Billy Thomas,
    2-6  Gordon Treadaway, Arnold Wade, Billy "Red" Wade, Floyd Wade, Olan
    2-7  Wade, Willie T. Ward, George Weaver, Bill B. Williamson, E. G.
    2-8  Williamson, and F. H.  Williamson; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, Current residents of this exceptional Texas
   2-10  community who served with distinction in this monumental conflict
   2-11  are Odis Bradshaw, O. E. Dahms, Jasper Marks, and James White; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, Several of Sacul's finest young men paid the
   2-13  ultimate price in service to their country during World War II;
   2-14  Burleson Corley, W. E. "Bill" Stegall, and W. T. Williamson bravely
   2-15  gave their lives in behalf of their fellow Americans, and their act
   2-16  of supreme sacrifice is an enduring aspect of the city's proud
   2-17  heritage; and
   2-18        WHEREAS, Through their sponsorship of the Sacul Folk
   2-19  Festival, the citizens of Sacul preserve the area's rich history,
   2-20  and this year's exceptional efforts to honor these brave World War
   2-21  II veterans are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition;
   2-22  now, therefore, be it
   2-23        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-24  Legislature hereby honor the Sacul Folk Festival on the occasion of
   2-25  the 1995 event that is dedicated this year to paying tribute to the
   2-26  city's World War II veterans on the 50th anniversary of that
   2-27  conflict's triumphant conclusion; and, be it further
    3-1        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-2  prepared for the city of Sacul as an expression of high regard by
    3-3  the Texas House of Representatives.