88(4) HCR 9 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
  |
  |
 
|
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
|
 
|
             WHEREAS, John C. Owens of Lubbock is receiving a |
 
|
Distinguished Alumni Award from the Texas Tech Alumni Association |
 
|
on November  17, 2023; and |
 
|
             WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association honors |
 
|
graduates of Texas Tech University who have made a significant |
 
|
impact on the lives of others through their professional |
 
|
achievements and community involvement; and |
 
|
             WHEREAS, John Owens attended Texas Tech on a four-year |
 
|
baseball scholarship, and in his senior year, he was named an |
 
|
All-Southwest Conference player; he earned a bachelor's degree in |
 
|
physical education in 1971 and a master's degree in education in |
 
|
1973; for a year, he played professionally with the San Francisco |
 
|
Giants organization; he joined the Texas Tech Athletic Department |
 
|
in 1973 and rose to become associate athletic director for business |
 
|
development; in 1979, he embarked on a new career that would span 42 |
 
|
years in the banking industry; he cofounded PlainsCapital |
 
|
Corporation and PlainsCapital Bank and served as chair of |
 
|
PlainsCapital Bank West Texas Region; now retired, he is a member of |
 
|
the advisory boards for PlainsCapital Bank in Lubbock and Dallas; |
 
|
and |
 
|
             WHEREAS, Dedicated to his alma mater, Mr.  Owens served as |
 
|
chair of both the Texas Tech Foundation and the Texas Tech Red |
 
|
Raider Club, and he was president of the Texas Tech University |
 
|
Lettermen's Association; moreover, he is a member of the Texas Tech |
 
|
Alumni Association and the Texas Tech Executive Round Table; |
 
|
benefiting the wider community, he is a charter member and former |
 
|
vice chair of the Lubbock Power and Light Electric Utility Board, |
 
|
and he currently serves on the board of Carillon Senior Living; he |
 
|
has also served on the Texas Baptist Foundation Board, and he is a |
 
|
supporter of numerous charitable organizations, including the |
 
|
American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes, the American Heart |
 
|
Association, and the Lubbock Area United Way; and |
 
|
             WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
 
|
source of great pride to all those associated with Texas Tech, and |
 
|
John Owens is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
 
|
therefore, be it |
 
|
             RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
 
|
4th Called Session, hereby congratulate John C. Owens on being |
 
|
named a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association |
 
|
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.  Owens as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
 
|
House of Representatives and Senate. |
  |
 
|
Craddick |
  |
  |
  |
______________________________ |
______________________________ |
  |
     President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House           |
  |
  |
 
|
             I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was adopted by the House on |
 
|
November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
 
|
|
 
|
______________________________ |
 
|
Chief Clerk of the House       |
  |
  |
 
|
             I certify that H.C.R. No. 9 was adopted by the Senate on |
 
|
November 30, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. |
 
|
|
 
|
______________________________ |
 
|
Secretary of the Senate       |
 
|
APPROVED: __________________ |
 
|
                               Date               |
 
|
  |
 
|
                __________________ |
 
|
                           Governor               |