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H.C.R. No. 25
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Victor Manes, Sr., has
led a truly exemplary life, and it is indeed a privilege to honor
this remarkable gentleman at this time; and
WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on November 18, 1917, Colonel Manes
graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and made a name for
himself as a musician before earning a degree in petroleum
economics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1940; following
his graduation he accepted employment with the Texas Company, and
in December of that same year he married the former Jean Dale, with
whom he has been blessed with three children, Charles, Jr., Robert,
and Ann, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, At the onset of World War II, this patriotic
American volunteered for the military and was sent to officers'
candidate school, where he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant; he
was assigned to Atlantic Overseas Command in Newark, New Jersey,
and later graduated from the Army's Command and General Staff
School; he left the military in 1945 as a captain and briefly
operated the Western Observer in Anson with his wife before being
recalled by the Air Force and assigned to the Foreign Liquidation
Commission of the State Department in Manila, Philippines; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Manes taught economics and earned his
master's degree at Hardin-Simmons University before accepting the
position as head of the department of business at Oklahoma Baptist
University; after earning a doctorate from the University of
Oklahoma, he was promoted to major and assigned to the 75th Wing in
Chinhae, Korea, during the Korean War; in 1953 he was recalled to
the Pentagon, where he worked as an economist in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense; and
WHEREAS, A recipient of the Bronze Star, Colonel Manes is a
former adjunct associate professor at George Washington University
and was a member of the president's first commission to review
military compensation; he was a member of the Air Force Academy's
economics department and served as the Strategic Air Command's
chief of finance for Spain and Morocco; in 1966 he retired from the
military and joined the faculty of Dallas Baptist University; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his long and rewarding career as a
teacher and military man, Colonel Manes has demonstrated unwavering
dedication to his fellow educators and servicemen, and his
integrity and commitment to excellence have gained him the respect
and admiration of countless individuals; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas,
3rd Called Session, hereby honor Lieutenant Colonel Charles Victor
Manes, Sr., and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
happiness and success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Colonel Manes as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Kuempel
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the House on
October 2, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the Senate on
October 2, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor