By Hinojosa                                           H.R. No. 1142

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Dan Sanborn on May 19, 1997, at the

 1-2     age of 93, has brought a great loss to the family and many friends

 1-3     of this esteemed McAllen resident; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Mr. Sanborn was born in Kankakee, Illinois, and

 1-5     attended Kenyon College; he wed the former Eleanor Harding in 1932,

 1-6     and the couple shared a deeply fulfilling union for 36 years until

 1-7     her passing; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, During the earliest years of Mr. Sanborn's career,

 1-9     he worked in advertising and the family business, Lehigh Stone

1-10     Company; he also enjoyed a successful career in journalism and

1-11     owned several country newspapers before moving to McAllen, where he

1-12     founded publications for investors in the citrus industry living

1-13     outside the area; and

1-14           WHEREAS, After the freeze of 1953 devastated the industry and

1-15     his burgeoning enterprise, he pursued a career in tourist and

1-16     travel services, and Sanborn's Mexico Travel Service, offering

1-17     Mexican automobile insurance and his unique and popular road logs,

1-18     grew to encompass 24 offices from Brownsville to San Isidro; and

1-19           WHEREAS, His vast contributions in the area of travel

1-20     services earned him well-deserved acclaim; he was honored by the

1-21     McAllen Chamber of Commerce for his dedication to the area's

1-22     tourism, and he also received numerous awards from both the Mexican

1-23     insurance industry and the Mexican government's tourism department

1-24     for his promotion of travel and good will; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Dan Sanborn left an indelible mark on the Rio Grande

 2-2     Valley during his lifetime, and though his special presence will be

 2-3     deeply missed, his memory will long endure in the hearts and minds

 2-4     of all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-6     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dan Sanborn and

 2-7     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his

 2-8     daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann Sanborn and her husband, David

 2-9     Rosenfield, and Sara Sanborn Todd and her husband, Samuel Todd; to

2-10     his son and daughter-in-law, William and Mildred Sanborn; to his

2-11     sister, Deborah Ahlvin; to his grandchildren and

2-12     great-grandchildren; and to his many other relatives and friends;

2-13     and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-15     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas

2-16     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

2-17     Dan Sanborn.