H.R. No. 837
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ray Klinginsmith of Kirksville, Missouri, the
president of Rotary International, is visiting New Braunfels on
April 6, 2011, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to
recognize this public-spirited individual; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of the business and law schools at the
University of Missouri at Columbia, Ray Klinginsmith is an attorney
who served as general counsel and a professor of business
administration at Truman State University for more than two
decades; during this time, he further distinguished himself as dean
of administration for the university in a period of transition, and
he later served a four-year term as an Adair County commissioner;
and
WHEREAS, This enterprising citizen has been a member of the
Rotary Club of Kirksville since 1961, and over the course of the
past half-century he has contributed greatly to the organization;
he has served as district governor and as chair of the Council on
Legislation and the Los Angeles Convention Committee and was a
member of the board of directors and chair of its executive
committee; in addition, he joined the board of trustees of the
Rotary Foundation in 2002 and has served as its vice chair and as a
member of its Future Vision Committee; moreover, he has been
recognized as a major donor and was named a recipient of the Rotary
Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished
Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Klinginsmith took office as president of Rotary
International in July 2010, heading a global network of 1.2 million
business and professional leaders who seek to improve their
communities through their volunteer service; during his term, he is
encouraging Rotary's 33,000 clubs to partner with local government
and other organizations to increase literacy, provide sustainable
sources of food and clean water in developing countries, and
eradicate polio; Rotary International also sponsors the largest
privately funded international scholarship program in the world,
and its recipients include Mr. Klinginsmith himself, who studied at
the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1961 as a Rotary
Foundation ambassadorial scholar; and
WHEREAS, A director of Macon-Atlanta State Bank in Macon,
Missouri, since 1971, Mr. Klinginsmith has shared his time and
talents with numerous community groups; he was the president of the
Chariton Valley Association from its inception in 1982 until 2009,
and he was one of the initial trustees for the Missouri Family
Trust, which benefits people with disabilities; a former member of
the executive board for the Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts
of America, he received the Silver Beaver Award for his years of
volunteerism; he also was recognized with a Parent/Caretaker Award
from the Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
in 1988; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Klinginsmith enjoys the
love and support of his wife, Judie, a retired elementary school
teacher and educational consultant, and he treasures his two
children, Leigh and Kurt, and three grandchildren, Morgan, Grant,
and Sydney Perkins; he is also a member of and former lay speaker at
the First United Methodist Church in Kirksville; and
WHEREAS, With an unwavering commitment to his fellow
citizens, Ray Klinginsmith has garnered the lasting respect and
admiration of Rotarians worldwide, and it is a privilege to welcome
him to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Rotary International president Ray
Klinginsmith on the occasion of his visit to New Braunfels and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Klinginsmith as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Miller of Comal
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 837 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House