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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Luman W. Holman has contributed to the Kiwanis Club |
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and the Jacksonville community for a remarkable 70 years, and this |
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notable milestone provides a fitting opportunity to recognize an |
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outstanding community leader; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in East Texas, Mr. Holman graduated from Lon |
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Morris College and attended Baylor University; he joined the |
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Kiwanis Club in 1943 and, after serving as president of the |
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Jacksonville chapter, was elected lieutenant governor of Division |
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13, which became a leading division in Kiwanis International for |
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the number of Key Clubs it organized; in 1951, Mr. Holman was |
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elected governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District, becoming the |
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youngest member to hold that office; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has distinguished himself in |
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several other capacities as well, including as a member of the board |
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of directors of Tyler Federal Land Bank, East Texas Baptist |
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College, and the Boy Scouts of America; he has further shared his |
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time and energy with Tyler Street Baptist Church, where he has |
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served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and the vice president |
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of the Church Brotherhood; he has spent his professional career as a |
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partner in the Cobb Holman Lumber Company, and he raised a line of |
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Texas longhorns known as Holman cattle for nearly two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, Mr. Holman enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Rosemary, until her passing in 2011; |
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together they became the parents of seven children and shared in the |
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joy of welcoming numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren |
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into their family; the Holmans were named Family of the Year by the |
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East Texas Fair Foundation in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to the greater good, Luman Holman has made |
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a positive difference in the world around him through his |
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generosity, initiative, and vision, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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join his friends and admirers in saluting him for his exemplary |
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record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Luman W. Holman for |
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70 years of service as a member of the Kiwanis Club and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Holman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Clardy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on July |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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