1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 480 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great 1-4 pleasure in recognizing Barbara Culver Clack for being named 1-5 recipient of the prestigious Community Builder Award from three 1-6 Masonic Lodges of Midland and the Grand Lodge of Texas; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Community Builder Award was established by 1-8 the Grand Lodge of Texas to authorize a Masonic Lodge to formally 1-9 recognize notable non-Masons who have distinguished themselves 1-10 through their service to the community, to local, state, or 1-11 national government, to their church or synagogue, to education, 1-12 to medicine, and to humanity in general; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The Honorable Barbara Culver Clack was Midland 1-14 County Judge from 1963 to 1978, was judge of the 318th District 1-15 Court for 10 years, and was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court 1-16 in 1988; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Well known for her fairness and knowledge of 1-18 family law, she was selected as the first recipient of the 1-19 Sam Emison Memorial Award for an outstanding family court judge 1-20 in 1984; and 1-21 WHEREAS, This excellent jurist served as president of the 1-22 West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, the Permian 1-23 Basin Regional Planning Commission, and the National Association of 2-1 Regional Councils; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A project that resulted in the creation of the 2-3 Culver Youth Center in 1968 has won her the most appreciation; the 2-4 structure which housed errant boys and girls has served the 2-5 community quite well for three decades; and 2-6 WHEREAS, A $3.2 million expansion of that facility is 2-7 presently being built, and it has been renamed the Barbara Culver 2-8 Juvenile Justice Center; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The citizens of Midland and the State of Texas 2-10 have greatly benefitted from the expertise of 2-11 Judge Barbara Culver Clack, and she is certainly worthy of 2-12 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Barbara Culver Clack on her 2-15 selection as recipient of the Community Builder Award of the Grand 2-16 Lodge of Texas; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-18 her as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-19 Bivins 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on April 10, 1997. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate