By: Bivins S.R. No. 563 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, David McReynolds is retiring as Executive 1-3 Director of the Panhandle Area Alliance after six years of devoted 1-4 service, and the Texas Senate is proud to recognize him for his 1-5 exceptional accomplishments; and 1-6 WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mr. McReynolds worked 1-7 tirelessly to bring the cities of the Panhandle together and to 1-8 establish harmony among those within the different communities; 1-9 the alliance has served as an economic development organization 1-10 for the region; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the Panhandle Area 1-12 Alliance worked for the merger of West Texas State University 1-13 with Texas A&M University and was responsible for helping several 1-14 communities acquire prisons; and 1-15 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. McReynolds was born in Waco 1-16 and graduated from Palestine High School in 1946; he attended 1-17 Kilgore Junior College and Henderson County Junior College before 1-18 earning a bachelor of science degree in agricultural journalism 1-19 from Texas A&M College in 1957; an Outstanding Senior in the 1-20 Department of Journalism, David McReynolds was summer editor of 1-21 The Battalion and a Distinguished Student; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The former newspaperman had a distinguished 1-23 career as the editor of several newspapers until 1962 when he 2-1 bought The Stratford Star and became its publisher for the 2-2 next 17 years; during that period the paper was awarded over 2-3 50 regional, state, and national press awards; and 2-4 WHEREAS, His concern for his community resulted in his 2-5 extensive involvement in various ventures throughout the Panhandle 2-6 area; a member of the Steering Committee for Panhandle 2000 and the 2-7 Amarillo Chamber Highway Committee, he has served on the Board of 2-8 Directors of the Sherman County Livestock Show and the Stratford 2-9 Salvation Army Service Committee; and 2-10 WHEREAS, A charter member of the Stratford Chamber of 2-11 Commerce, he was Executive Vice-President of Dumas Chamber of 2-12 Commerce for six years before becoming Project Director of the 2-13 Panhandle Quality Work Force and Executive Director of the 2-14 Panhandle Area Alliance; and 2-15 WHEREAS, The esteemed individual is the recipient of 2-16 several professional honors in recognition of his invaluable 2-17 service to the citizens of the Texas Panhandle; now, therefore, 2-18 be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-20 74th Legislature, hereby express its deep appreciation to 2-21 David McReynolds for his exemplary devotion to his community 2-22 and extend best wishes to him for a most rewarding and enjoyable 2-23 retirement; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-25 him as a token of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on March 28, 1995. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Member, Texas Senate