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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1191
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased
 1-4     to recognize Clint Formby and Margaret Clark Formby of Hereford
 1-5     for the superb contributions they have made to Hereford and the
 1-6     State of Texas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, A native Texan, Clint Formby was born in
 1-8     McAdoo, Texas, on December 6, 1923; he received his bachelor
 1-9     of arts degree from Texas Tech University; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Mr. Formby served his country honorably during
1-11     World War II in the United States Army for 40 months, including
1-12     18 months in the European Theater; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Clint is the president of the Hereford
1-14     Cablevision Company and radio stations KPAN AM/FM in Hereford
1-15     and KTEM in Temple; he was recently named Chairman of the
1-16     National Advisory Board of the Ranching Heritage Association
1-17     at Texas Tech University; and
1-18           WHEREAS, For 12 years, Clint Formby served as member and
1-19     chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas Tech University and the
1-20     Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and he is a member
1-21     of the nine-person Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund Board
 2-1     for Texas; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Mr. Formby is the only Texas Tech University
 2-3     graduate to serve as chairman of the Texas Tech Board of Regents,
 2-4     president of the Texas Tech University Ex Students Association,
 2-5     and president of the Texas Tech University Student Association; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, The winner of many honors and awards, Mr. Formby
 2-7     was selected Texas Broadcaster of the Year in 1994 by the Texas
 2-8     Association of Broadcasters, chosen Panhandle Citizen of the Year
 2-9     by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, picked to be a member of the
2-10     Texas Tech Mass Communications Hall of Fame, and named Hereford
2-11     Citizen of the Year; and
2-12           WHEREAS, Clint Formby married Margaret Clark Formby, and
2-13     their marriage was blessed with four children:  Chip, Brenda,
2-14     Marshall, and Scott; and
2-15           WHEREAS, Margaret Clark Formby attended Texas Tech University
2-16     and was named Miss Texas Tech, elected to the office of student
2-17     body secretary for two years, and graduated with a bachelor of
2-18     arts degree in 1950; and
2-19           WHEREAS, Chosen in 1977 to serve on the Select Committee
2-20     on Child Pornography, Margaret Formby was also selected to help
2-21     on the State Select Committee on Teenage Pregnancy and make a
2-22     report to the 1983 legislature on answers to the problem; and
2-23           WHEREAS, In 1986-1987, Mrs. Formby was the first President of
 3-1     the Friends of the Library and Southwest Collection at Texas Tech
 3-2     University; she has also been active in the development of the
 3-3     annual Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock sponsored by the Ranching
 3-4     Heritage Center; and
 3-5           WHEREAS, A woman with many talents, Mrs. Formby was the
 3-6     first woman to be inducted into the Texas Tech Rodeo Hall of Fame
 3-7     in 1993, was instrumental in relocating the National Cowgirl Hall
 3-8     of Fame to Fort Worth in 1994, and was named a Woman of Distinction
 3-9     in the Panhandle of Texas by the Texas Council of Girl Scouts in
3-10     1997; and
3-11           WHEREAS, Always generous with her time and energy,
3-12     Margaret Formby is a devout Christian who has been a faithful
3-13     member of the First Baptist Church and has served on the Pulpit
3-14     Committee, taught Sunday School for senior citizens, and taught
3-15     a Women's Bible Study Class; and
3-16           WHEREAS, The varied and worthwhile activities of this
3-17     highly respected couple have contributed greatly to the steady
3-18     progress of their town and state; the presence of citizens of their
3-19     caliber is vital to the healthy development of a civilized state
3-20     and country; certainly Mr. and Mrs. Formby are deserving of
3-21     legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
3-22           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-23     77th Legislature, hereby commend Clint and Margaret Formby for
3-24     their substantial contributions to the welfare of their community;
 4-1     and, be it further
 4-2           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 4-3     them as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate.
 4-4                                                                  Duncan
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 4-6                                          President of the Senate
 4-7                                       I hereby certify that the above
 4-8                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 4-9                                  on May 25, 2001.
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4-11                                          Secretary of the Senate
4-12                                  ______________________________________
4-13                                           Member, Texas Senate