Bill Text: TX SCR2 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Recognizing the Rotary Club of Quitman on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-16 - Read & adopted [SCR2 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SCR2-Engrossed.html
| By: Hughes | S.C.R. No. 2 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Quitman is celebrating its 75th | ||
| anniversary in 2021, and this milestone provides a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize the organization for its long history of | ||
| service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On January 7, 1946, the Rotary Club of Quitman was | ||
| chartered with the principle of "Service Above Self" and is one of | ||
| the oldest nonprofit service organizations in the city; the first | ||
| president of the club was Dr. Robert Lipscomb, a local dentist, and | ||
| charter members included Virgil Shaw, T. C. Chaddick, C. O. | ||
| Phillips, Lamar Shamburger, and W. T. Black; since its inception, | ||
| the club has inspired its members, individuals, and other groups to | ||
| provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, | ||
| and promote goodwill and peace in the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The organization concentrates its efforts on | ||
| serving the youth of the Quitman Independent School District and on | ||
| contributing to many other worthy community initiatives; it has | ||
| sponsored a Rotaract club for high school students, funded the | ||
| first infrared camera for the city's fire department, and supported | ||
| a number of youth programs, such as Rotary Youth Leadership | ||
| Awakening; in addition, it has provided college scholarships to | ||
| graduating seniors, including a scholarship that honors a local | ||
| veteran of the Vietnam War who, after a distinguished military | ||
| career, served as a Wood County judge and as a Rotarian; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For 75 years, members of the Rotary Club of Quitman | ||
| have performed works of lasting benefit to the local community and | ||
| beyond, and they have set an outstanding example of civic | ||
| engagement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the | ||
| Rotary Club of Quitman and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
