R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, For many decades, native Texan Paul Mathews has 1-2 committed himself to bettering his community and his state, and his 1-3 efforts in education, civic improvement, and conservation justly 1-4 merit special legislative recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, He was born on January 3, 1905, in Floyd, in western 1-6 Hunt County; following in his father's tradition, Mr. Mathews 1-7 entered the field of banking and enjoyed a 49-year career with 1-8 First Greenville National Bank, working his way up from teller to 1-9 chairman of the board; and 1-10 WHEREAS, His concern and ability earned him an appointment 1-11 to the Greenville School Board, which soon led to his presidency of 1-12 that organization in the 1940s; shortly after, he ran for office 1-13 and began a notable 35-year tenure with the State Board of 1-14 Education; and 1-15 WHEREAS, His high standards and great dedication to local and 1-16 state education have earned him much respect, and today the 1-17 Greenville High School auditorium is named in his honor; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. Mathews has been equally committed to civic and 1-19 charitable concerns, and he has been an invaluable member of many 1-20 organizations, including DrugFree Greenville, the Texas Society for 1-21 Crippled Children, and the Greenville Rotary Club, with which he 1-22 holds a 52-year perfect attendance record; and 1-23 WHEREAS, He was an integral part of the CLEAN Greenville 1-24 organization when that group received the Governor's Award for Keep 2-1 Texas Beautiful, and he has been instrumental in the preservation 2-2 and continuity of the American Cotton Museum in Greenville, which 2-3 is dedicated to preserving the history and importance of cotton 2-4 production and manufacturing in the United States; and 2-5 WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Mathews was recognized as the state's 2-6 top Lone Star Land Steward in a Texas Parks and Wildlife program 2-7 that honors private landowners for their accomplishments in habitat 2-8 management and wildlife conservation; and 2-9 WHEREAS, "Mathews Prairie" is 100 acres of true native 2-10 Blackland Prairie that has never been "broken out," and offers 2-11 visitors today and for generations yet to come a glimpse of the 2-12 Texas tallgrass prairies that once reached from the Gulf of Mexico 2-13 into Canada; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Though his beloved wife of many years, Carrie Beth 2-15 Dowell Mathews, passed away in 1991, Mr. Mathews has three beloved 2-16 granddaughters and five great-grandchildren who keep him young and 2-17 cause him to look with joy on the years ahead; and 2-18 WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman's commitment and loyalty 2-19 to his community and to his state are resolute; in light of his 2-20 celebrated accomplishments and the amazing legacy he has crafted 2-21 through hard work and real concern for the future, it is indeed 2-22 appropriate to recognize him at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-24 Legislature hereby honor Paul Mathews and extend to him warm best 2-25 wishes for great happiness and success in all his endeavors; and, 2-26 be it further 2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-1 prepared for Mr. Mathews as an expression of high regard by the 3-2 Texas House of Representatives. Brown of Kaufman 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 348 was adopted by the House on March 10, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House