H.R. No. 452
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
Rotary International, the world's first service club, on the 100th
anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, Rotary began on February 23, 1905, when Paul P.
Harris invited three friends to a meeting in downtown Chicago in an
effort to enjoy camaraderie and to enlarge their circle of business
and professional acquaintances; and
WHEREAS, Rotary's popularity soon spread throughout the
United States and came to Texas in 1912, when the Rotary Club of
Dallas was chartered in April of that year and was soon followed by
clubs in San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Beaumont, Galveston, Waco,
and Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, With its motto, "Service Above Self," Rotary has
expanded its mission beyond serving the professional and social
interest of its club members to contributing their talents to help
communities in need; and
WHEREAS, During and after World War II, Rotary became
increasingly involved in promoting international understanding and
has, for the last 60 years, actively participated in United Nations
conferences and helped in creating the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organizations, and, through the efforts of
The Rotary Foundation, an endowment fund set up "for doing good in
the world," more than $80 million annually supports a wide range of
humanitarian grants and educational programs that bring hope and
promote international understanding throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, In 1985 Rotary made a historic commitment to
immunize all of the world's children against polio and, by working
with nongovernmental organizations and national governments
through its PolioPlus program, Rotary International volunteers
have immunized more than one billion children worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Rotary International has, once again, expanded its
service effort to address the pressing issues of the 21st century:
environmental degradation, illiteracy, world hunger and at-risk
children; and
WHEREAS, Rotary clubs of Texas make up 10 districts, each led
by a district governor, including Rick Akins of District 5520;
Charles Cotten of District 5730; Tom Sheriff of District 5790;
Gilbert Brown of District 5810; Benjamin Agnor of District 5830;
John Peterson of District 5840; Gene Davenport of District 5870;
D'Lisa Simmons of District 5890; Emken Linton of District 5910; and
George Dawson of District 5930; and
WHEREAS, The Capitol of Texas Rotary Club, which meets weekly
at the Capitol and is the only Rotary club in the world meeting in a
State Capitol, continues to unite leaders and conduct service for
central Austin under the current club president, Benjamin Ford;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognizes Rotary International's 100th
anniversary and extends congratulations to the more than 1.2
million Rotarians in 166 countries; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for each of the 10 Rotary District Governors in Texas as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter Eissler
Frost Harper-Brown
Hill Howard
Hughes Paxton
Smith of Tarrant Vo
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 452 was adopted by the House on
February 22, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House