By Johnson                                             H.R. No. 679
       74R10004 WMS-D
                                  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, Tobe Champion, Dolphus Chancellor,
   1-15  Leland Channel, Arthur Clemons, Burton Ray Clemons, Sallie Coleman,
   1-16  Cletis Corley, Cora Corley, Debs Corley, Ray Corley, Woodrow
   1-17  "Chuck" Corley, Bobby Dill, James Dill, Johnny Dill, Pat Dodd, J.
   1-18  W. Duckett, Willie Dupree, Snapper Grayson, Billy Lewis Gresham,
   1-19  Garland Gresham, Jack Gresham, Joe Bob Gresham, John Henry Gresham,
   1-20  J.  W. "Red" Gresham, Neil Gresham, Nelson Gresham, Thomas Gresham,
   1-21  June Griffin, Clifford Ham, William Ham, Jr., Bryant Lewis "Monk"
   1-22  Hardin, Cecil Hargis, Johnny Irby, Jessie "Buck" July, Tom Jack
   1-23  King, Fred Lloyd, Jim Lloyd, John D.  Lloyd, W. T. Lloyd, Bubba
   1-24  Lucas, Hugh Lucas, Clifford McKnight, Earl McKnight, E. H.
    2-1  McKnight, Glenn McKnight, James A. McKnight, Billy McLeroy, Billy
    2-2  Perry, Dixie Perry, Pete Perry, Sam Perry, A. D. Pitman, Marvin
    2-3  Polk, David Pool, Ottis Pool, Thurman Raney, J. B. Reeves, James
    2-4  Alton Rogers, John C.  Stein, Lawrence Tennison, Billy Thomas,
    2-5  Gordon Treadaway, Arnold Wade, Billy "Red" Wade, Floyd Wade, Olan
    2-6  Wade, Willie T. Ward, George Weaver, Bill B. Williamson, E. G.
    2-7  Williamson, and F. H.  Williamson; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, Current residents of this exceptional Texas
    2-9  community who served with distinction in this monumental conflict
   2-10  are Odis Bradshaw, O. E. Dahms, Jasper Marks, and James White; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, Several of Sacul's finest young men paid the
   2-12  ultimate price in service to their country during World War II;
   2-13  Burleson Corley, W. E. "Bill" Stegall, and W. T. Williamson bravely
   2-14  gave their lives in behalf of their fellow Americans, and their act
   2-15  of supreme sacrifice is an enduring aspect of the city's proud
   2-16  heritage; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, Through their sponsorship of the Sacul Folk
   2-18  Festival, the citizens of Sacul preserve the area's rich history,
   2-19  and this year's exceptional efforts to honor these brave World War
   2-20  II veterans are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition;
   2-21  now, therefore, be it
   2-22        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-23  Legislature hereby honor the Sacul Folk Festival on the occasion of
   2-24  the 1995 event that is dedicated this year to paying tribute to the
   2-25  city's World War II veterans on the 50th anniversary of that
   2-26  conflict's triumphant conclusion; and, be it further
   2-27        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-1  prepared for the city of Sacul as an expression of high regard by
    3-2  the Texas House of Representatives.