By Gallego                                            H.C.R. No. 36
         77R885 MMS-D                           
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, Charles Coleman Winn has substantially advanced the
 1-2     cause of education and helped meet other vital civic needs in South
 1-3     Texas through his generous philanthropy over the years, and his
 1-4     role in community building is indeed deserving of recognition and
 1-5     gratitude; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Born in Long Beach, California, Mr. Winn moved with
 1-7     his family to Texas when he was a young child; he graduated from
 1-8     high school in Alice and attended Texas A&I University and The
 1-9     University of Texas at Austin; with his wife, Patsy, Mr. Winn is
1-10     the devoted parent of five children; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Following his father into the petroleum industry,
1-12     Mr. Winn is chairman and president of Winn Exploration Company,
1-13     Inc., and has been involved with over 1,000 wells in more than 105
1-14     oil and gas fields in the United States, Canada, and Australia; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Named an All American Wildcatter and the recipient
1-16     of the M. B. Rudman Outstanding Wildcatter Award, Mr. Winn has put
1-17     his business acumen at the service of numerous institutions: he has
1-18     been a director of the First National Bank and Highland Park State
1-19     Bank in San Antonio; a trustee for the Mexican Baptist Children's
1-20     Home of San Antonio and the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi;
1-21     and a member of the Texas A&I University Development Board and
1-22     Board of Trustees, the Baylor University Council for Institutional
1-23     Development Board, the Santa Rosa Medical Center Advisory Board,
1-24     and the National Petroleum Council; at the present time he serves
 2-1     on the Christus Spohn Health System Development Board in Corpus
 2-2     Christi; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Mr. Winn's contributions in the civic realm are
 2-4     legion:  his most recent benefactions include the donation of
 2-5     property in Eagle Pass for the city's new Civic Center, for the
 2-6     Eagle Pass High School--C. C. Winn Campus, and for the Frank Chisum
 2-7     Regional Technical Center of the Eagle Pass Independent School
 2-8     District; in Uvalde he has given property for the Higher Education
 2-9     Complex  serving Southwest Texas Junior College and Sul Ross State
2-10     University--Rio Grande College; he has also provided a new
2-11     ambulance for the Fort Duncan Medical Center in Eagle Pass and over
2-12     the years has awarded many thousands of dollars to graduating high
2-13     school seniors; and
2-14           WHEREAS, The building of a modern infrastructure in Eagle
2-15     Pass owes much to the exceptional generosity of this distinguished
2-16     Texan, whose altruism has had such a profound impact in the life of
2-17     that community; moreover, the financial assistance he has given
2-18     individual students has aided immeasurably in developing the human
2-19     resources of the next generation; now, therefore, be it
2-20           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-21     hereby pay tribute to Charles Coleman Winn for his many notable
2-22     acts of public philanthropy and extend to him sincere best wishes
2-23     for success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it further
2-24           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-25     prepared for Mr. Winn as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-26     House of Representatives and Senate.