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78R16777 MDM-D
By: Wong H.R. No. 1423
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is pleased to recognize
Donald McKusker for his receipt of the first Outstanding Alumni
Volunteer Award from the Houston Alumni Organization; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McKusker was honored at the Houston Alumni
Organization Awards Dinner on April 11, 2003, at the University
Hilton Hotel; the men and women selected for these prestigious
tributes have been unwavering in their service and support in
behalf of the University of Houston (UH); and
WHEREAS, The Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award, being given
for the first time this year, pays tribute to alumni for their
generosity in volunteering their time throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McKusker served his country with distinction as
a member of the United States Navy during World War II and is a 1950
UH graduate with a bachelor's degree in business management; he is
retired after a 31-year career with Cravens, Dargan and Company
that involved working in the finance department and in the ultimate
position of vice president, followed by 11 years with Transamerica
Insurance Company as a senior marketing executive; and
WHEREAS, He has shared his time as a volunteer with the Girl
Scouts of America as well as the Boy Scouts of America, of which he
has been a member for more than 43 years and currently serves as an
advisory board member of the Sam Houston Area Council; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McKusker is a life member of the Houston Alumni
Organization, has chaired the Golden Cougar Reunion Committee, and
for four years has given of his time to the homecoming king and
queen judging committee for the UH student program board; and
WHEREAS, Donald McKusker's outstanding leadership and
untiring devotion to the University of Houston and his community
have truly enhanced the lives of his fellow citizens, and he is a
notable role model for all those who are privileged to know or know
of him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Donald McKusker on his receipt of
the first Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award from the Houston
Alumni Organization and extend to him best wishes for success and
happiness in his future endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. McKusker as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.