By:  Turner                                            S.R. No. 691
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                           Herbert Callaway
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
    1-6  of Crockett in mourning the loss of Herbert Callaway who died
    1-7  March 25, 1995; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, He was born July 25, 1915, in Crockett, the son of
    1-9  Sallye and Homer Callaway whose families had lived in the area for
   1-10  eight generations; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Mr. Callaway graduated third in his class from
   1-12  Crockett High School and attended Texas A&M University, graduating
   1-13  in 1937 with a degree in petroleum engineering; on July 6, 1940, he
   1-14  married Kathryn Davis; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, This patriotic gentleman served his country
   1-16  honorably in World War II as Company Commander of F Company of
   1-17  the 69th Infantry Division of the United States Army in the Battle
   1-18  of the Bulge; he was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
   1-19  and Heroic Achievement; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, After the war, he and his wife returned to Crockett,
   1-21  and he joined his father in the Callaway Funeral Home and Insurance
   1-22  Company, where he served as a funeral director for 50 years; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Very active in fraternal and civic organizations,
    2-1  Mr. Callaway was president of the Chamber of Commerce, president
    2-2  and 40-year member of the Lions Club, charter member and secretary
    2-3  of the Elks Lodge, and chairman of the United Fund; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, He offered his expertise to his hometown as
    2-5  city councilman and as Industrial Chairman of the Houston County
    2-6  Development Foundation; he served on the boards of Davy Crockett
    2-7  Savings and Loan, Farmers Merchants Bank of Grapeland, and Farmers
    2-8  Guaranty Bank of Kennard; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, In 1952, Herbert and his brother, Ramon, became
   2-10  sponsors of the Callaway Cubs, which is now the longest-lived
   2-11  Little League team in Texas; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, This devout Christian was a lifelong member of
   2-13  and served as steward of the First United Methodist Church; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, A genuinely respected and beloved member of his
   2-15  community, Mr. Callaway will be remembered for his devotion to
   2-16  his family, his church, and his hometown; now, therefore, be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-18  74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the
   2-19  members of his family:  his wife, Kathryn Davis Callaway; his
   2-20  children, Kay Smith and Charles Callaway; his sisters,
   2-21  Homer Lacy Callaway Jones, Ann Callaway Hatfield, and
   2-22  Sallye Jean Callaway; his brother, Ramon W. Callaway; and his
   2-23  five grandchildren; and, be it further
   2-24        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his
   2-25  family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate,
    3-1  and when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
    3-2  Herbert Callaway.
    3-3                               ______________________________________
    3-4                                      President of the Senate
    3-5                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-6                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-7                               on April 12, 1995, by a rising vote.
    3-8                               ______________________________________
    3-9                                      Secretary of the Senate
   3-10                               ______________________________________
   3-11                                        Member, Texas Senate