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1	1	H.C.R. No. 133
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Calvin Nelson Clyde, Jr., is celebrating his 88th
6	6	birthday on April 6, 2009, and this occasion provides a welcome
7	7	opportunity to honor this well-known and highly respected Tyler
8	8	citizen; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio in 1921, Calvin Clyde moved to
10	10	Tyler the following year with his parents, C. N. and Emma Butler
11	11	Clyde, and he has called the city home ever since; he graduated from
12	12	Tyler High School in 1937 and completed college studies at Kemper
13	13	Military School in Missouri and at Southern Methodist University,
14	14	where he attained a bachelor's degree in journalism with honors in
15	15	1941; that same year, he wed Patsy Elizabeth Kittrell, and the
16	16	couple raised four children, Carole, Nelson, Thomas, and Eloise;
17	17	through the years, the family has extended to third and fourth
18	18	generations, and Mr. Clyde takes great pride in his eight
19	19	grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and
20	20	WHEREAS, After the United States entered World War II, Mr.
21	21	Clyde joined the U.S. Navy; he served with aviation squadrons in the
22	22	South Pacific as well as in Texas and held the rank of lieutenant at
23	23	the time of his discharge in 1945; he returned to uniform in the
24	24	early 1950s and was press officer for the 8th Naval District,
25	25	ultimately becoming a lieutenant commander; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Mr. Clyde's long and accomplished career in
27	27	journalism and publishing began at age 15, when he started training
28	28	as a reporter; in 1951, he became general manager of the T. B.
29	29	Butler Publishing Company, publisher of the Tyler Morning
30	30	Telegraph, and in 1973, he added the titles of president and
31	31	chairman of the board; he retired from his direct management duties
32	32	in 1990, but he continues to provide his expertise to the company in
33	33	his role as chairman; an admired figure among newspaper publishers
34	34	in the Lone Star State, he served as president of the Texas Daily
35	35	Newspaper Association and received the Pat Taggart Award as Texas
36	36	Newspaper Leader of the Year in 1980; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Devoted to making his community an even better place
38	38	to live, Mr. Clyde has benefited a long list of civic organizations
39	39	and committees; he served as president of the Tyler Rotary Club and
40	40	the Tyler School Board and as director and committee chair of the
41	41	Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce; moreover, he is a trustee of the
42	42	Watson W. Wise Foundation and a former member of the Tyler
43	43	Industrial Foundation Board of Directors, the SMU Board of
44	44	Development, and the Southwest School of Printing Management Board;
45	45	and
46	46	WHEREAS, His achievements have been honored with a number of
47	47	accolades through the decades, including the 1949 Outstanding Young
48	48	Man of Tyler honor, the 1956 W. C. Windsor Award from the Tyler Area
49	49	Chamber of Commerce, and the 1979 Sportsman of the Year Award by
50	50	Ducks Unlimited; and
51	51	WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional and civic
52	52	activities, Mr. Clyde enjoys spending time with his family and
53	53	friends, as well as cooking, hunting, traveling, and collecting
54	54	postcards; in celebrating the passage of another year, Mr. Clyde
55	55	may reflect with pride on his wide-ranging accomplishments and on
56	56	the many significant contributions he has made to his community;
57	57	now, therefore, be it
58	58	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
59	59	hereby honor Calvin Nelson Clyde, Jr., on his 88th birthday and
60	60	extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be
61	61	it further
62	62	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
63	63	prepared for Mr. Clyde as an expression of high regard by the Texas
64	64	House of Representatives and Senate.
65	65	Berman
66	66	______________________________ ______________________________
67	67	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
68	68	I certify that H.C.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on
69	69	March 25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
70	70	______________________________
71	71	Chief Clerk of the House
72	72	I certify that H.C.R. No. 133 was adopted by the Senate on
73	73	March 25, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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75	75	Secretary of the Senate
76	76	APPROVED: __________________
77	77	Date
78	78	__________________
79	79	Governor