TITLE: Honoring Claud B. Jacobs for his community service.

SUMMARY: Honoring Claud B. Jacobs for his community service.

FULL TEXT:
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 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. Chief Clerk of the House