83R25901 JNC-D
By: Eiland H.R. No. 2059
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dick and Horacene Daugird, founders of the
Lighthouse Charity Team, have been named the 2013 Citizens of the
Year by the Galveston County Daily News; and
WHEREAS, The organization takes its name from the landmark
building that houses the Daugirds' insurance office, which was
constructed to resemble a lighthouse; the couple's involvement in
charitable work began in 1984, when they agreed to provide meals for
the local MDA telethon; and
WHEREAS, With the success of that initial event, Mr. and Mrs.
Daugird saw an opportunity to help the greater community, and they
established the Lighthouse Charity Team, which provides food at
cost for nonprofit fund-raisers; averaging about 100 events a year
for the past decade, the operation has helped to support the Boy
Scouts, Jaycees, and Rotary Club, as well as the Galveston County
Food Bank, the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department, the Galveston
Police Department Blue Santa program, and Wounded Warriors; the
team's generous efforts have also benefited individuals affected by
Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Katrina and the devastating fires in
Central Texas; and
WHEREAS, Those individuals who step forward to share their
time and resources are indeed deserving of gratitude, and it is a
pleasure to honor Dick and Horacene Daugird for their contributions
to the Gulf Coast community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dick and Horacene Daugird on being
named the 2013 Citizens of the Year by the Galveston County Daily
News; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Daugird as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.