By: Turner S.R. No. 403 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize Bob Lancaster who was named 1994 Citizen of the Year 1-4 by the Kerens Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet recently; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, An alderman for the City of Kerens, Mr. Lancaster 1-7 is employed at Navarro College where he is responsible for all 1-8 outside maintenance at the main campus as well as at the college's 1-9 Ellis and Bi-Stone centers and the new Peno Graham Baseball Field; 1-10 and 1-11 WHEREAS, This noted gentleman is a past director of the 1-12 Chamber of Commerce and is presently serving on the Prairie 1-13 Point-Bazette Cemetery Association Board of Directors; and 1-14 WHEREAS, He has been very active with the Kerens Youth 1-15 Baseball Association as a coach for 12 years, served as an 1-16 umpire for many more years, and helped draw up the plans for 1-17 the present Community Ballpark; and 1-18 WHEREAS, This dedicated man donated his days off and 1-19 vacation time from work to exert himself in the construction 1-20 of the facility; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In praising Mr. Lancaster's community spirit, the 1-22 award presenter cited an instance in which Bob fixed a water leak 1-23 on Christmas Day in order to restore water service to the City of 2-1 Kerens; this devotion to the welfare of his fellow citizens is an 2-2 excellent example of his civic conscientiousness; now, therefore, 2-3 be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Bob Lancaster on being 2-6 selected as 1994 Citizen of the Year; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-8 him as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the above 2-12 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-13 on March 9, 1995. 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Secretary of the Senate 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Member, Texas Senate