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78S30759 JHS-D
By: Kuempel H.C.R. No. 25
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.