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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Hawkins lost a beloved neighbor and |
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admired community leader with the death of the Honorable Wilburn |
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Carrol Maynard on May 11, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Madisonville, W. C. Maynard attended |
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Howard Payne University and The University of Texas at Austin |
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before going to work for Exxon Mobil; he served his country during |
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World War II as an identification specialist at the Brown Shipyard |
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in Houston, where he met his future wife, Estelle Smith; the couple |
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were blessed with three children, Jane, Jimmy, and Lea, and enjoyed |
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58 years together until Mrs. Maynard's passing; and |
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WHEREAS, During his career at Exxon Mobil, Mr. Maynard worked |
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in labs in Katy, Overton, Pickton, and Hawkins; after retiring as a |
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plant foreman, he went on to distinguish himself as a dedicated |
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public leader, serving as a member of the Hawkins Independent |
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School District Board of Trustees for 14 years, as a member of the |
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Hawkins City Council, and as mayor for 12 years; especially |
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committed to education issues, he also served as a board member of |
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Region VII Education Service Center for more than 20 years, |
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including five as president; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a 32nd degree Mason who was |
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recognized for 60 years of Mason membership; in addition, he was |
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active at First Baptist Church in Hawkins for nearly four decades |
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and served his fellow congregants as a deacon; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly regarded for his contributions to Hawkins and |
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East Texas, W. C. Maynard leaves behind a legacy of civic service |
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that will long be remembered by all who were privileged to share in |
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the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wilburn Carrol |
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Maynard and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his children, Jane Maynard, Jimmy Maynard, and Lea Sherman; and to |
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his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of W. C. |
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Maynard. |