85R11439 CJM-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 447
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Pillars of the Community Black History Award
Program is being held at Nehemiah Youth Hall in Jasper on February
18, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The awards ceremony was established by the Lucy Mae
Rawls Foundation in 2009 to recognize esteemed members of Jasper's
African American community; and
WHEREAS, With the theme "Making Your Own History," the 2017
Black History Award Program celebrates the contributions of 12
local civic and business leaders; the honorees are Deloris McGill,
Eurlene McBride, Charles Kyle, Bobby Kyle, Linda Johnson, Willie
King, J. P. Collins, Laura Bowis, Gene Fillway, Joyce Miller,
Harold Cauley, and Willie Kenebrew; and
WHEREAS, These outstanding Texans have made a positive
difference in the Jasper community and beyond, and they are indeed
deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the Jasper Pillars of the Community
Black History Award Program and extend congratulations to all those
being recognized at the event.