87S30499 TBO-D
By: Morrison H.R. No. 56
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Claud B. Jacobs of Yoakum, founding chair of
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, has distinguished himself through 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; to raise funds
for the home, Mr. Jacobs conceived of an annual celebrity golf
tournament; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs has served his community in myriad
capacities, including president of the Yoakum Jaycees, the Yoakum
Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Yoakum 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, 3rd 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.