TITLE: Congratulating Janey and Melvin Lack of Victoria on their receipt of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Janey and Melvin Lack of Victoria on their receipt of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Janey and Melvin Lack are being honored on February 12, 2015, with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and WHEREAS, Longtime residents of Victoria, Mr. and Mrs. Lack are the retired owners of the retail chain Lack's Stores, Inc., which Mr. Lack led as president and CEO and Mrs. Lack as vice president of marketing and advertising; the couple both completed master's degrees in business administration at Harvard University following their undergraduate studies, which Mr. Lack pursued at Rice University and Mrs. Lack at the University of Michigan; and WHEREAS, Over the years, this esteemed pair have given freely of their time and energy to a wide range of organizations; Melvin Lack has served as treasurer of the board of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, as president and vice president of the board of the Victoria Economic Development Corporation, and as a member of the boards of the United Way, the Victoria Fine Arts Association, and Congregation B'nai Israel; in addition, he is the founding chair of the Victoria Business and Education Coalition, and he has co-chaired successful campaigns to pass bond issues for Victoria College and for the Victoria Independent School District; and WHEREAS, Janey Lack has likewise rendered exceptional service in the public realm; currently a member of advisory councils for The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan, she has also held a seat on the Higher Education Commission for the University of Houston and the State Job Training Coordinating Council and chaired the Educational Economic Policy Center, the Texas Council on Vocational Education, and the Governor's Task Force on Literacy; locally, she has served on the Victoria City Council and led the Victoria Parks and Recreation Commission, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Victoria Tax Increment Finance Board; she has also supported a number of worthy causes and organizations, among them the Victoria Symphony Society, whose endowment trust she has chaired; and WHEREAS, For her many contributions, Mrs. Lack has received such accolades as the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Victoria Rotary Club, the People Who Make a Difference Award from the University of Houston, and the Victoria Women of Achievement Award; Mr. Lack has been honored with the Jaycee Distinguished Citizens Award and with the inaugural Golden Diploma Award from the Victoria Chamber of Commerce; in 2007, the Lacks were selected as Retailers of the Year by the National Home Furnishings Association, an organization that Mr. Lack has served variously as president, treasurer, and board chair; and WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Lack have been married for close to five decades, and they are deeply devoted to their family, which today includes their children, David Lack, Jeffrey Lack and his wife, Cinda, and Julie Lack, and their grandchildren, Clara, Ellie, Grace, Mason, and Mackenzie; and WHEREAS, An inspiring husband and wife team, Janey and Melvin Lack have made a lasting difference through their generous volunteer efforts, and they are indeed richly deserving of this most recent tribute; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor Janey and Melvin Lack on their receipt of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Lack as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Morrison Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 326 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House