By: Montford S.R. No. 898 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, It is indeed fitting and appropriate for the 1-3 Senate of the State of Texas to pay tribute to Clyde McMahon, Sr., 1-4 of Big Spring on the momentous occasion of his retirement from 22 1-5 years of distinguished service with the Colorado River Municipal 1-6 Water District; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Throughout his long and dedicated career, 1-8 Mr. McMahon has served effectively and conscientiously to the 1-9 benefit of the citizens of West Texas; since 1952, no city served 1-10 by the Colorado Municipal Water District has ever curtailed or 1-11 rationed the use of water; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Created on May 31, 1949, the Colorado River 1-13 Municipal Water District has developed three reservoirs along the 1-14 Colorado River in West Texas to help ensure a long-term water 1-15 supply for the region; directors of the district are appointed by 1-16 the member cities and revenue bonds finance all projects with no 1-17 local, state, or federal taxes involved in the funding of any 1-18 district project; and 1-19 WHEREAS, In the beginning, the three member cities of 1-20 Big Spring, Odessa, and Snyder had a combined population of 56,000; 1-21 today, the water district serves a 32-county area that totals 1-22 450,000 persons; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Mr. McMahon moved to Big Spring in 1953 after 2-1 working on a highway project at Sterling City and, for nearly 25 2-2 years, operated McMahon Concrete before turning over the management 2-3 of the company to his son in 1977; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Through the years, Clyde McMahon has become deeply 2-5 involved in civic and community affairs, freely offering his time 2-6 and expertise; he served as president of the school board and was 2-7 a two-term president of the Young Men's Christian Association; he 2-8 was head of the United Way, the American Business Club, and the 2-9 Texas Ready-Mix Association and worked on the Industrial 2-10 Foundation; and 2-11 WHEREAS, A former president and director of the Big Spring 2-12 Area Chamber of Commerce, the esteemed gentleman was named 2-13 "Man of the Year" of the organization in 1974 in honor of his 2-14 notable contributions to his community; now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-16 74th Legislature, hereby express its deepest admiration to 2-17 Clyde McMahon, Sr., for his invaluable accomplishments during 2-18 his years of service with the Colorado River Municipal Water 2-19 District and extend best wishes to him for a most rewarding 2-20 retirement; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-22 him as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 3-1 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-2 on May 3, 1995. 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate