H.R. No. 650
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Arthur Mann is the 2013 recipient of the Hill County
Citizen of the Year award from the Hillsboro Area Chamber of
Commerce; and
WHEREAS, A native of Hillsboro, Art Mann graduated from
Hubbard High School and earned an associate's degree from Hill
College and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sam Houston
State University; as a longtime editor for the Hillsboro Reporter
and as an on-air personality with KHBR Radio, he has covered major
news events in the Hill County area for the past three decades; he
is considered one of the community's foremost authorities on local
government affairs and is well regarded for his fair and objective
style of reporting; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mann has further distinguished himself through
his civic involvement; he is a senior member of the Hill County Go
Texan Committee, which he helped establish in 1991 to fund
scholarships for area youth, and he served as the inaugural chair of
the Hill County Ag-Youth Board; moreover, he has been a member of
the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Board for many years,
including serving a term as president; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared his time and talents
with myriad other organizations, including the Hill County
Extension Service Council, the Hillsboro Heritage League, and the
Friends of Hillsboro City Library; he is a member of the Hillsboro
Masonic Lodge and an active alumnus in the Century Club of Hill
College and the Sam Houston State University Alumni Association;
during the biennial legislative session, Mr. Mann organizes Hill
County Day at the State Capitol as an opportunity for residents to
meet with their elected officials to discuss important local
issues; and
WHEREAS, Among Mr. Mann's other achievements is organizing a
successful fund-raising concert in behalf of the Hill County
Courthouse, which had sustained damage from a fire; that event and
the subsequent rededication ceremony both featured Willie Nelson,
and for the second rededication of the courthouse, Mr. Mann secured
as the keynote speaker then governor George W. Bush; and
WHEREAS, His exceptional public-spirited efforts have been
previously recognized with a Liberty Bell Award from the Hillsboro
Bar Association and an honorary membership in the Hillsboro Lions
Club; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mann enjoys the love and
support of his wife, Susan, with whom he has shared more than three
decades; the couple are blessed with a treasured family that
includes their daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Chris Lidster
and Ada and Justin Motherspau, and a beloved granddaughter, Keira;
and
WHEREAS, With his enthusiasm and dedication, Art Mann has
made a positive difference in the lives of his fellow citizens, and
it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his
meaningful contributions to Hill County; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Arthur Mann on his selection as the
Hill County Citizen of the Year by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of
Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Pitts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House