HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Kilgore will travel to 1-2 Austin on April 13, 1999, to celebrate Kilgore Day at the State 1-3 Capitol, and this noteworthy event furnishes an ideal opportunity 1-4 to extol the virtues of this outstanding city; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Widely known for its role in the development of 1-6 Texas, Kilgore is located near the center of the East Texas Oil 1-7 Field, which was the largest oil field in the world at the time of 1-8 its discovery; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Although the area was settled by plantation owners 1-10 before the Civil War, the town was not established until 1872, when 1-11 the International and Great Northern Railroad was built on land 1-12 owned by C. B. "Buck" Kilgore; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The huge East Texas Oil Field was discovered on 1-14 October 5, 1930, when the Daisy Bradford #3 gushed in south of 1-15 Kilgore; at one time, more than 1,100 oil wells were operating 1-16 simultaneously within the city limits; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The East Texas Oil Museum re-creates every aspect of 1-18 the oil boom days of the 1930s and the daily lives of the people 1-19 affected by the boom through dioramas, films, sound, and mementos 1-20 of the oil field; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Today Kilgore is blessed with a strong and 1-22 diversified economy and farsighted and determined citizens; the 1-23 city boasts over 35 industries that produce such diverse goods as 1-24 bass boats, plastic bags, communication satellite antennae, plastic 2-1 containers and lids, aircraft parts, industrial ovens, chocolate 2-2 candy, and bathroom fixtures; and 2-3 WHEREAS, For nearly 90 years, Kilgore has enhanced the 2-4 economy of the state, and its citizens continue these efforts by 2-5 actively participating in the regional development of the area 2-6 through such programs as the Lone Star City, the Northeast Texas 2-7 Economic Developers Roundtable, and the Northeast Texas Tourism 2-8 Council; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The city is the home of Kilgore College, a two-year 2-10 liberal arts and industrial training institution that was founded 2-11 in 1935 and currently enrolls 4,155 students; the college is the 2-12 proud sponsor of the world-famous precision drill and dance team, 2-13 the Kilgore College Rangerettes; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Kilgore is the boyhood home of world-renowned 2-15 pianist Van Cliburn, who brought enormous prestige and fame to 2-16 Kilgore and the State of Texas by winning the 1958 Tchaikovsky 2-17 International Piano Competition in Moscow; in addition, this 2-18 talented gentleman recorded Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B-flat, which 2-19 sold one million copies by 1962 and was the first classical album 2-20 to have achieved such a level of prominence; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant James Marion Logan is also a 2-22 distinguished Kilgore resident, who is known as the "Hero of 2-23 Salerno" for his conspicuous gallantry and bravery during World War 2-24 II; he is the recipient of the United States' highest military 2-25 honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the first recipient of 2-26 the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, and has received the 2-27 Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart; 3-1 this extraordinary man is still active in community affairs and 3-2 with his local Texas National Guard unit, exemplifying the best 3-3 that Kilgore has to offer Texas and our nation; and 3-4 WHEREAS, One of the city's chief assets is its warm and 3-5 hospitable citizenry, and their many important contributions to the 3-6 State of Texas are truly worthy of special legislative recognition; 3-7 now, therefore, be it 3-8 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 3-9 hereby recognize April 13, 1999, as Kilgore Day at the State 3-10 Capitol and join the citizens of that city in paying tribute to a 3-11 fine Texas city; and, be it further 3-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-13 prepared for the city of Kilgore as a commemoration of this grand 3-14 occasion and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 3-15 Representatives and Senate. Merritt Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 230 was adopted by the House on April 13, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 230 was adopted by the Senate on April 13, 1999, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor