Bill Text: TX HR340 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Robert C. Vackar and Janet Ogden Vackar for their contributions to the Rio Grande Valley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-26 - Reported enrolled [HR340 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR340-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 340 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Robert C. Vackar and Janet Ogden Vackar have set an | ||
| inspiring example for the Rio Grande Valley business community | ||
| through their extensive philanthropic efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The owners of the Bert Ogden Auto Group, the Vackars | ||
| have given generously of their financial resources to numerous | ||
| worthy causes, and they are especially staunch champions of higher | ||
| education; in 2016, the couple presented The University of Texas | ||
| Rio Grande Valley with the largest scholarship gift in the history | ||
| of the institution, providing $2 million to create scholarship | ||
| endowments for aspiring entrepreneurs and students pursuing | ||
| degrees in mass communications; they have also helped fund the | ||
| Susan Lewis Vackar Clark Endowed Memorial Scholarship, established | ||
| in tribute to Mr. Vackar's late sister, an elementary school | ||
| teacher; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Vackars are longtime benefactors of Easterseals | ||
| Rio Grande Valley, and they have supported veterans groups, food | ||
| banks, and such organizations as Boys & Girls Clubs, the | ||
| Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Palm Valley Animal Society; in | ||
| 2012, they chaired the inaugural holiday fundraiser for the | ||
| Renaissance Cancer Foundation, and Ms. Vackar has been a member of | ||
| the board of the Vannie Cook Cancer Foundation and a sustaining | ||
| member of the Junior League of McAllen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2016, the Vackars became the first couple | ||
| selected as recipients of the prestigious Border Texans of the Year | ||
| award; UTRGV named its Robert C. Vackar College of Business and | ||
| Entrepreneurship in honor of Mr. Vackar, and the Edinburg | ||
| Consolidated Independent School District named its Janet Ogden | ||
| Vackar Sports Complex in recognition of Ms. Vackar's many good | ||
| works in behalf of area children; moreover, the couple were | ||
| instrumental in the effort to name the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg | ||
| in memory of Ms. Vackar's father, who founded the family's chain of | ||
| auto dealerships; in all their endeavors, the Vackars benefit from | ||
| the love and support of their daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and | ||
| Will McCullough, and grandchildren, Walt, Sawyer, Emmylou, and | ||
| Dorothy Sabine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert and Janet Vackar have demonstrated a lasting | ||
| commitment to making the Rio Grande Valley a better place for all, | ||
| and in so doing, they have earned the deep respect and appreciation | ||
| of their fellow residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Robert C. Vackar and Janet Ogden Vackar | ||
| for their contributions to the Rio Grande Valley and extend to them | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Vackars as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 340 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 25, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
