By Oakley                                         H.R. No. 35

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, January 28, 1997, will certainly be a special day

 1-2     for Don Legg, for on that day he will celebrate his 90th birthday;

 1-3     and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Mr. Legg has dedicated much of his life to serving

 1-5     the public on the local, state, and national levels, and as he

 1-6     enters his 10th decade, his contributions continue to be felt; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, During the dark years of World War II, Mr. Legg

 1-8     served as director of personnel for the Red Cross, overseeing more

 1-9     than 1,900 employees in the Pacific Theater and helping to provide

1-10     an indispensable service to the Allied forces; at the conclusion of

1-11     the war, he assisted in the processing and relocation of Red Cross

1-12     workers, and he remained with this valuable organization for a

1-13     total of 17 years; and

1-14           WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Legg returned to Kemp after retiring

1-15     from Prudential Insurance in Dallas; this homecoming allowed him

1-16     the opportunity to renew his commitment to the citizens of Kemp and

1-17     to devote his considerable energies to the betterment of this fine

1-18     city; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Since the 1970s he has served as either president or

1-20     secretary of the Kemp Chamber of Commerce, and his work with this

1-21     group has done much to promote the city's many attributes; Mr. Legg

1-22     also spent four years on the city council and has been active on

1-23     the boards of the Kaufman County Improvement Commission and the

1-24     county board of the Visiting Nurses Association; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Mr. Legg's other volunteer efforts include assisting

 2-2     in census-taking and working as a deputy voter registrar for the

 2-3     past 12 years; in addition, he has done much to advance the role of

 2-4     the community's senior citizens during his three terms with the

 2-5     Kaufman County Senior Citizens Advisory Committee; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Mr. Legg's strong interest in amateur athletics is

 2-7     demonstrated by his 15-year commitment to the Kemp Athletic

 2-8     Boosters Club, and his dedication to helping young people was

 2-9     further witnessed when he helped to raise $25,000 to send the Kemp

2-10     band to perform in Orlando, Florida; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Mr. Legg remains a vital and visible member of the

2-12     Kemp community, and his love of journalism, which first surfaced

2-13     when he worked for the Austin American-Statesman as a young man, is

2-14     as strong as ever; he continues to cover events in Kemp as a

2-15     reporter, photographer, and proofreader for The Monitor, and he

2-16     shows no signs of slowing down any time soon; and

2-17           WHEREAS, Don Legg has earned the affection and respect of all

2-18     who know him for his dedication to his community and his country,

2-19     and this commendable Texan is indeed worthy of special recognition

2-20     on this memorable occasion; now, therefore, be it

2-21           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-22     Legislature hereby honor Don Legg on the occasion of his 90th

2-23     birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued

2-24     success and happiness in the future; and, be it further

2-25           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-26     prepared for Mr. Legg as an expression of high regard by the Texas

2-27     House of Representatives.