By McReynolds                                          H.R. No. 902
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Don V. Hackney of Lufkin passed away on December 14,
 1-2     2000, at the age of 76, and it is fitting that we honor the life of
 1-3     this esteemed Texan; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born in Lufkin on February 16, 1924, Mr. Hackney
 1-5     graduated from Lufkin High School in 1940 and shortly thereafter
 1-6     entered Texas A&M College as a civil engineering student; his
 1-7     studies were interrupted in 1943 when he was called to duty during
 1-8     World War II, and he proudly served with the 86th Infantry Division
 1-9     of the United States Army in Cologne, Germany; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Mr. Hackney returned home in 1945 and married his
1-11     high school sweetheart, Mary Lynne Porter, and two years later
1-12     earned his civil engineering degree from Texas A&M; after a brief
1-13     stay in New Mexico, he returned to Lufkin in 1949 and joined Mason
1-14     Construction Company, after which he worked as an engineer with
1-15     Southland Paper Mill; in 1957 he became a project manager with
1-16     Temple Associates, Inc., in Diboll, where he would go on to serve
1-17     as president and CEO and as group vice president of Temple-Inland
1-18     before retiring in 1986; and
1-19           WHEREAS, The father of two, Mr. Hackney greatly enjoyed his
1-20     role as parent and mentor and inspired his children to strive for
1-21     success; his son, Clint Hackney, served the citizens of this state
1-22     with distinction as a four-term member of the house of
1-23     representatives before opening a government affairs practice in
1-24     Austin, while his daughter, Donna Lynne Sims, is a certified public
 2-1     accountant who served as vice president of finance at Trammel Crow
 2-2     and is now a successful mother in Rockwall; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Also active in his community, Mr. Hackney was past
 2-4     president of the Lufkin Junior Chamber of Commerce, a former
 2-5     commissioner of Lufkin Youth Baseball, senior warden and leader of
 2-6     The Brotherhood of St. Andrew in St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, a
 2-7     board member of the Humane Society, and a member of the Lufkin
 2-8     Rotary Club; moreover, he was a former director of Diboll State
 2-9     Bank and a founding member of the Former Students' Association of
2-10     Texas A&M and the 12th Man Association; and
2-11           WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Don Hackney will
2-12     not soon forget the dedication and commitment he brought to every
2-13     facet of his life; now, therefore, be it
2-14           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-15     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Don Hackney and
2-16     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
2-17     Mary Lynne Hackney; to his daughter, Donna Lynne Sims; to his son,
2-18     Clinton Porter Hackney, and his wife, Laurie Swan; to his six
2-19     grandchildren, John, Jennifer, Laura, Caroline, Elizabeth, and
2-20     Christopher; to his brother-in-law, Andrew Cuthbert Porter; and to
2-21     his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
2-22           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-23     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-24     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-25     Don  Hackney.