By Farabee H.C.R. No. 219 77R10007 MW-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature wishes to honor the memory of 1-2 Charles N. Prothro of Wichita Falls, an outstanding Texan whose 1-3 passing on March 5, 2001, at the age of 83, brought great sorrow to 1-4 his family and friends; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born on January 14, 1918, this lifelong resident of 1-6 Wichita Falls graduated from Wichita Falls High School and earned a 1-7 business administration degree from The University of Texas at 1-8 Austin; during World War II, he answered his country's call to duty 1-9 and served in the U.S. Coast Guard; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Before the war, Mr. Prothro joined his father-in-law 1-11 in business, establishing the Perkins-Prothro Company; through the 1-12 years his professional interests grew to include oil and gas 1-13 production, ranching, real estate, and investing, in addition to 1-14 his undertaking other ventures such as the Perkins-Timberlake 1-15 Company and the Perkins-Prothro Ranch; and 1-16 WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman was chairman of the board of 1-17 the City National Bank and a director of Texas Utilities Company 1-18 and Southwestern Life Corporation; a longtime congregant of the 1-19 First United Methodist Church, Mr. Prothro was involved in many 1-20 church matters as chairman of the board of trustees and the 1-21 administrative board, and in past years he was an active member of 1-22 the investment committee of the Methodist Children's Home in Waco; 1-23 and 1-24 WHEREAS, Equally generous as he was successful, Mr. Prothro 2-1 devoted much of his time and energy to the betterment of his 2-2 community; he was president of the Perkins-Prothro Foundation, the 2-3 Joe and Lois Perkins Foundation, and the Perkins Lecture Committee, 2-4 as well as the chairman and a member of the board of directors of 2-5 the Baylor University Medical Center Foundation, and he was 2-6 instrumental in the establishment of the Hospice of Wichita Falls; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, Mr. Prothro's many civic activities included a 2-9 longtime involvement in the YMCA, where he served as board member 2-10 and president and chaired the building committee; he also sat on 2-11 the board of Presbyterian Manor and was president of the advisory 2-12 board of the Woman's Forum; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Keenly interested in the advancement of education, 2-14 Mr. Prothro was a member of the Wichita Falls Independent School 2-15 District board for 16 years, and he was appointed to the Texas 2-16 Commission on Higher Education and the first Coordinating Board of 2-17 the Texas College and University System; he also served on The 2-18 University of Texas development board and as chairman of the 2-19 advisory council of the College of Business Administration 2-20 Foundation; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Truly deserving of recognition, this distinguished 2-22 individual was duly honored as one of five outstanding young men in 2-23 Texas by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was one of the outstanding 2-24 ex-students of The University of Texas College of Business 2-25 Administration, and received an honorary doctorate of law degree 2-26 from Southwestern University; and 2-27 WHEREAS, Charles N. Prothro was a successful businessman and 3-1 dedicated philanthropist, and the memory of this kind friend, 3-2 devoted husband, and loving father will undoubtedly live on in the 3-3 hearts of all those he so deeply touched; now, therefore, be it 3-4 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 3-5 hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles N. Prothro and extend 3-6 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 3-7 Elizabeth; to his son, Joe Prothro and his wife, Dale; to his 3-8 daughter, Kay Yeager and her husband, Frank; to his son, Mark 3-9 Prothro and his wife, Dianne; to the family of his late son, 3-10 Charles Vincent Prothro, and his daughter-in-law, Caren Prothro; to 3-11 his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to all his other 3-12 relatives and many friends; and, be it further 3-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-14 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 3-15 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in 3-16 memory of Charles N. Prothro.