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79R12156 TLE-D


By:  Hilderbran                                                 H.C.R. No. 157



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, John Shero, volunteer advocate for youth, minister 
of the Second and Wallace Street Church of Christ in San Saba, and 
beloved family man, passed away on October 21, 2004, at the age of 
75; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shero dedicated much of his life to the service 
of youth in Texas; in the 1970s, he was instrumental in fostering 
care for homeless children in Cherokee, Texas, through the 
development of the Cherokee Home for Children; over the last 20 
years, Mr. Shero's volunteer efforts for the Texas Youth Commission 
have touched the lives of many youth, including those at the Ron 
Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex in Brownwood, Texas, 
and the Corsicana Residential Treatment Center; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shero served for four years as president of the 
San Saba Community Resource Council and was serving his second 
two-year term as vice president of the State Volunteer Resource 
Council, a statewide organization of people who donate time and 
resources to the children committed to the care of the Texas Youth 
Commission; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shero played a vital role in opening the San Saba 
State School juvenile correctional facility in 1996, and the youth 
of the facility benefited from his ongoing commitment as a 
volunteer worship and Bible study leader, a surrogate parent, and a 
trusted confidant; and
	WHEREAS, The San Saba State School juvenile correctional 
facility is a secure, high-restriction juvenile correctional 
facility with more than 300 staff and the capacity to serve more 
than 350 male youths committed by juvenile courts across Texas, but 
it also depends on the support of compassionate volunteers 
exemplified by Mr. Shero for the effective treatment of the 
children in its care; and
	WHEREAS, It is indeed fitting that Mr. Shero be recognized 
for his achievements, distinguished leadership, and commitment to 
the care of the neediest of Texas' children, and that this 
recognition be in association with a facility that he helped found 
and that emulates his mission of service; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby direct the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to 
rename the San Saba State School juvenile correctional facility for 
John Shero as a tribute to his commitment to improving the lives of 
disadvantaged children in Texas; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 
copy of this resolution to the chair and the executive director of 
the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.