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.