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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Janey and Melvin Lack are being honored on February |
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12, 2015, with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the South Texas |
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Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Victoria, Mr. and Mrs. Lack |
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are the retired owners of the retail chain Lack's Stores, Inc., |
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which Mr. Lack led as president and CEO and Mrs. Lack as vice |
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president of marketing and advertising; the couple both completed |
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master's degrees in business administration at Harvard University |
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following their undergraduate studies, which Mr. Lack pursued at |
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Rice University and Mrs. Lack at the University of Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, this esteemed pair have given freely |
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of their time and energy to a wide range of organizations; Melvin |
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Lack has served as treasurer of the board of the Victoria Chamber of |
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Commerce, as president and vice president of the board of the |
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Victoria Economic Development Corporation, and as a member of the |
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boards of the United Way, the Victoria Fine Arts Association, and |
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Congregation B'nai Israel; in addition, he is the founding chair of |
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the Victoria Business and Education Coalition, and he has |
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co-chaired successful campaigns to pass bond issues for Victoria |
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College and for the Victoria Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Janey Lack has likewise rendered exceptional |
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service in the public realm; currently a member of advisory |
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councils for The University of Texas at Austin and the University of |
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Michigan, she has also held a seat on the Higher Education |
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Commission for the University of Houston and the State Job Training |
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Coordinating Council and chaired the Educational Economic Policy |
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Center, the Texas Council on Vocational Education, and the |
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Governor's Task Force on Literacy; locally, she has served on the |
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Victoria City Council and led the Victoria Parks and Recreation |
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Commission, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the |
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Victoria Tax Increment Finance Board; she has also supported a |
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number of worthy causes and organizations, among them the Victoria |
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Symphony Society, whose endowment trust she has chaired; and |
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WHEREAS, For her many contributions, Mrs. Lack has received |
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such accolades as the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Victoria |
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Rotary Club, the People Who Make a Difference Award from the |
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University of Houston, and the Victoria Women of Achievement Award; |
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Mr. Lack has been honored with the Jaycee Distinguished Citizens |
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Award and with the inaugural Golden Diploma Award from the Victoria |
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Chamber of Commerce; in 2007, the Lacks were selected as Retailers |
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of the Year by the National Home Furnishings Association, an |
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organization that Mr. Lack has served variously as president, |
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treasurer, and board chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lack have been married for close to |
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five decades, and they are deeply devoted to their family, which |
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today includes their children, David Lack, Jeffrey Lack and his |
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wife, Cinda, and Julie Lack, and their grandchildren, Clara, Ellie, |
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Grace, Mason, and Mackenzie; and |
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WHEREAS, An inspiring husband and wife team, Janey and Melvin |
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Lack have made a lasting difference through their generous |
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volunteer efforts, and they are indeed richly deserving of this |
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most recent tribute; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Janey and Melvin Lack on their receipt of |
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the Distinguished Citizen Award from the South Texas Council of the |
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Boy Scouts of America and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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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. and Mrs. Lack as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |