H.R. No. 139
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bluebonnet Youth Ranch is hosting its 40th annual
Celebrity Golf Tournament on October 9 and 10, 2021, and this
occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize its founding
chair, Claud B. Jacobs of Yoakum, for his extensive record of
community service; and
WHEREAS, In 1968, Mr. Jacobs joined with other area
businessmen to establish Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, a private,
nonprofit facility licensed by the state to provide long-term
residential care and treatment to children in need; Mr. Jacobs
conceived of the golf tournament as a fundraiser for the home; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs has served his community in myriad
capacities, including president of the Yoakum Jaycees, Area Chamber
of Commerce, and United Way Fund Drive; in addition, he founded
Mended Hearts of Victoria, and he has held leadership roles in many
other charitable and civic organizations, among them the Yoakum
Chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Food Bank of the Golden
Crescent, the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, and the Victoria Port
Authority; he also helped restart the City Championship golf
tournament in Victoria, and the trophy was named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to education, Mr. Jacobs has
served as president of the board of St. Joseph School; he was a
member of the University of Houston-Victoria presidential search
committee and downward expansion committee, and he and his wife,
Mary Virginia Jacobs, have endowed a nursing scholarship and golf
and baseball scholarships at the institution; moreover, he has
raised over $300,000 for UHV athletics through the Claud Jacobs
Intercollegiate Tournament; the university presented him with its
People Who Make a Difference Award, and his numerous accolades
further include selection as Member of the Year by the Victoria
Chamber of Commerce and as Citizen of the Year by the Victoria
Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, Claud Jacobs has greatly benefited his fellow
citizens through his wide-ranging civic endeavors, and his example
of dedicated leadership is an inspiration to all who know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Claud B. Jacobs for
his outstanding record of community service and extend to him
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Jacobs as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Morrison
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 139 was adopted by the House on
September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House