Bill Text: TX SCR11 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Designating May 22 of each year from 2011 through 2020 as William Elmo Merrem Day in honor of the first Eagle Scout from Texas.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [SCR11 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SCR11-Introduced.html

	82R5419 JH-D

	By: Hegar	S.C.R. No. 11



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Accomplished Texans who serve as positive role
	models for today's youth are deserving of special recognition, and
	one such individual is Shiner native William Elmo Merrem, the first
	person in the Lone Star State to become an Eagle Scout; and
	WHEREAS, Born on May 22, 1897, Mr. Merrem was the son of Edgar
	Jacob Merrem and Willie Crane Merrem and grew up in Shiner alongside
	his three siblings; he joined the town's first Boy Scout troop as a
	charter member, and on July 3, 1913, he was awarded the Eagle Badge;
	not only was he the first Texan to receive the highest rank that
	scouting offers, he also was the first person west of the
	Mississippi River to do so, and he joined that elite group when
	there were fewer than 50 Eagle Scouts in the entire United States;
	and
	WHEREAS, The leadership and dedication that Mr. Merrem
	demonstrated as a Boy Scout served him well throughout his life; a
	1914 graduate of Shiner High School, he served his nation during
	World War I as a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps; after completing
	studies at Southwestern University, he went on to earn his law
	degree at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and
	embarked on a distinguished career in business; he served as vice
	president of the Houston Oil Company, president of the Southwestern
	Settlement and Development Company, and founder and vice president
	of the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company, and he held prominent
	positions in the Texas and American Forestry Associations; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Merrem and his wife, the former Mary Elizabeth
	Caldwell, were longtime residents of Houston and active members of
	the congregation at St. Luke's United Methodist Church; through the
	years, he volunteered his time to assist various civic initiatives,
	and he was a 32nd-degree Mason who devoted more than 50 years to the
	charitable work of the Shriners; after a lifetime of service and
	achievement, he passed away on June 29, 1982, at the age of 85; and
	WHEREAS, A pioneering figure among the Boy Scouts of Texas
	and a successful business and community leader, William Elmo Merrem
	stands as a meaningful source of inspiration for young people, and
	it is indeed appropriate that his legacy be celebrated and
	appreciated throughout the Lone Star State on the anniversary of
	his birth; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby designate May 22 of each year from 2011 through 2020 as
	William Elmo Merrem Day in honor of the first Eagle Scout from
	Texas.