R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The members of the Texas House of Representatives
1-2 are proud to honor Ken Towery for his myriad accomplishments as a
1-3 journalist and for his outstanding service to his country; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born in Monroe County, Mississippi, in 1923,
1-5 Mr. Towery was raised in South Texas; he joined the United States
1-6 Army in 1941 and was assigned to the island fortress of Corregidor
1-7 in Manila Bay; after the six-month siege on Bataan and Corregidor,
1-8 he was taken prisoner and was held in Manchurian China until his
1-9 release more than three years later; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Following his return home and recuperation in
1-11 veterans' hospitals, Mr. Towery went to work for the Cuero Daily
1-12 Record; he wrote a series of articles that exposed fraud and
1-13 corruption in the Veterans' Land Program in Texas and won a
1-14 Pulitzer Prize in 1955 for those articles; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Joining the Austin bureau of Newspapers, Inc., in
1-16 1956, Mr. Towery wrote about government and politics for the
1-17 Austin-American Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald, and the Port
1-18 Arthur News; he later served as Chief of Staff for Texas senator
1-19 John Tower and as Senator Tower's campaign manager in 1966 and
1-20 1978; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Towery managed President Nixon's campaign in
1-22 Texas in 1968; he was deputy press secretary and campaign spokesman
1-23 for the Reagan-Bush campaign in 1980, served as deputy director for
1-24 policy and plans at the United States Information Agency, and was
2-1 named to the board of directors of the Corporation for Public
2-2 Broadcasting by President Reagan in 1981 and was twice elected its
2-3 chairman; and
2-4 WHEREAS, He is the author of The Chow Dipper: A Personal and
2-5 Political Odyssey, a book examining war and politics from a
2-6 soldier's viewpoint, and continues his involvement in the field of
2-7 communications as the owner of two West Texas newspapers, the Floyd
2-8 County Hesperian-Beacon and the Crosby County News & Chronicle; and
2-9 WHEREAS, An accomplished journalist and a courageous veteran,
2-10 Ken Towery has an impressive record of noteworthy accomplishments,
2-11 and it is indeed fitting to recognize him at this time; now,
2-12 therefore, be it
2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th
2-14 Legislature hereby commend Ken Towery for his outstanding
2-15 citizenship and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
2-16 success and happiness; and, be it further
2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-18 prepared for Mr. Towery as an expression of high regard from the
2-19 Texas House of Representatives.
Wohlgemuth
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 558 was adopted by the House on April
15, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House