1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 297 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing Charles Butt, chairman and chief executive officer of 1-5 H-E-B Foods, who was recently named the 1999 Border Texan of the 1-6 Year; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Border Texan of the Year award pays tribute to an 1-8 individual whose work has had a significant and positive impact on 1-9 the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas; and 1-10 WHEREAS, A graduate of The Wharton School of Finance at the 1-11 University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School, Charles Butt 1-12 has been chairman and chief executive officer of H-E-B Foods since 1-13 1971; the company is comprised of 250 regional supermarkets and 1-14 45,000 employees, and its sales in 1998 amounted to $7 billion; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The company continues today to follow in the Butt 1-16 family tradition of emphasizing participation in community affairs 1-17 and humanitarian causes; the company has 1,400 schools under the 1-18 Adopt-A-School program, and its participation in the Food Bank 1-19 program has been larger than any other United States retailer; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Charles Butt is a member of the development board of 1-21 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the 1-22 board of directors for the Food Marketing Institute, and the board 1-23 of overseers for The Wharton School of Finance; he was the founding 1-24 chairman and served on the advisory council for The University of 2-1 Texas Marine Science Institute from 1976 to 1986; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Charles has devoted much of his time, energy, and 2-3 funds to the preservation of our state's historical sites; he 2-4 restored the Aransas Pass Light Station in 1971, the Carl Groos 2-5 home in San Antonio in the early 1980s, and the United States 2-6 Arsenal in San Antonio in the mid-1980s; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Accolades for Charles Butt's many contributions to 2-8 communities throughout our state include the Amanda Cartwright 2-9 Taylor Award from the San Antonio Conservation Society, the 2-10 Mr. South Texas Award in 1996 from Washington's Birthday Celebration 2-11 Association, the Freeman Award in 1996 from the Greater San Antonio 2-12 Chamber of Commerce, and the Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2-13 in 1998 from MALDEF; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Noted for his integrity, generosity, and many talents, 2-15 Charles Butt is an exemplary gentleman with an engaging personality 2-16 whose personal values and humanitarian endeavors have contributed 2-17 to the betterment of our state; now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-19 76th Legislature, hereby commend Charles Butt on his 2-20 philanthropic accomplishments and model civic leadership and 2-21 extend congratulations to him on earning the title of 1999 2-22 Border Texan of the Year; and, be it further 2-23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-24 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-25 Lucio 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the above 3-2 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-3 on March 1, 1999. 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Member, Texas Senate