Bill Text: TX HR113 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Luman W. Holman of Jacksonville for 70 years of service to the Kiwanis Club.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR113-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 113 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Luman W. Holman has contributed to the Kiwanis Club | ||
| and the Jacksonville community for a remarkable 70 years, and this | ||
| notable milestone provides a fitting opportunity to recognize an | ||
| outstanding community leader; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in East Texas, Mr. Holman graduated from Lon | ||
| Morris College and attended Baylor University; he joined the | ||
| Kiwanis Club in 1943 and, after serving as president of the | ||
| Jacksonville chapter, was elected lieutenant governor of Division | ||
| 13, which became a leading division in Kiwanis International for | ||
| the number of Key Clubs it organized; in 1951, Mr. Holman was | ||
| elected governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District, becoming the | ||
| youngest member to hold that office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has distinguished himself in | ||
| several other capacities as well, including as a member of the board | ||
| of directors of Tyler Federal Land Bank, East Texas Baptist | ||
| College, and the Boy Scouts of America; he has further shared his | ||
| time and energy with Tyler Street Baptist Church, where he has | ||
| served as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and the vice president | ||
| of the Church Brotherhood; he has spent his professional career as a | ||
| partner in the Cobb Holman Lumber Company, and he raised a line of | ||
| Texas longhorns known as Holman cattle for nearly two decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, Mr. Holman enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of his wife, Rosemary, until her passing in 2011; | ||
| together they became the parents of seven children and shared in the | ||
| joy of welcoming numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren | ||
| into their family; the Holmans were named Family of the Year by the | ||
| East Texas Fair Foundation in 2002; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Committed to the greater good, Luman Holman has made | ||
| a positive difference in the world around him through his | ||
| generosity, initiative, and vision, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| join his friends and admirers in saluting him for his exemplary | ||
| record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Luman W. Holman for | ||
| 70 years of service as a member of the Kiwanis Club and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Holman as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on July | ||
| 25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
