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THE TEXIAN
The Official Publication of The Sons of the Republic of Texas
VOL VI NUMBER 2
MAY 2013
THE SONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
DEDICATE PAST PRESIDENT GENERAL MARKER
On Sunday afternoon, April 14, 2013, a footstone honoring
Past President General Joe E. Ericson, KSJ, was dedicated at
Parkview Cemetery, Nacogdoches. Chaplain General David
Stone led both the invocation and benediction. First Vice
President General Tom Houston led pledges to the U.S. and
Texas flags. Past President General Lavon Tindall, KSJ, delivered a brief memorial service and spoke about his friendship
with Dr. Ericson over a 35 year period of time. Dr. Ericson’s
sons, John and Joe, unveiled the footstone; Joe Ericson made
personal remarks about his father and his father’s love of SRT
exhibited throughout his life. The dedication service was
attended by many 2013 Annual Meeting attendees, en route
L-R Back Row: Sam F. Clark, KSJ; Joe R. Davidson, KSJ; Tom
to their homes around the state. Seven of the nine ExecuGreen, KSJ; Billy Johnson, KSJ and Robert Kendall, KSJ
L-R Front Row: Charlie P. Briggs III, KSJ; O. Scott Dunbar, KSJ;
tive Committee members were present, and nine Knights of
John Ericson; Carolyn Ericson, Joseph R. Ericson; La Von Tindall,
the Order of San Jacinto honored their esteemed compatriot.
KSJ and David Hanover, KSJ.
cont. pg. 3
PRESIDENT GENERAL’S MESSAGE
David Hanover, KSJ
Great fellowship, renewed acquaintances and more than a few
much deserved awards are always the
hallmarks of great annual meetings.
At the Summerfield G. Roberts Award
luncheon, Ms. Cassie Keys of Athens
Preparatory School, Athens, won the
Educator of the Year Award, and Dr.
James C. Kearney was honored for his
Summerfield G. Roberts Award winning book Friedrichsburg: A Novel.
At the evening awards banquet, members were recognized for outstanding
service to the organization, and former
governor of the State of Texas, the
Honorable Mark Wells White, Jr., was
installed as an honorary member. An
investiture ceremony by the Knights
of the Order of San Jacinto recognized
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ, a member of the
honorary order originated by President
Sam Houston in 1843. Make your
reservations now to attend the 92nd
Annual Meeting in San Antonio, April
4-6, 2014.
My sincere thanks to the newly
named Information Technology Committee; committee members have gone
cont. pg. 3
WHAT’S INSIDE
Past President General Marker..1, 3
President General’s Message ....1, 3
Janet’s Korner ...............................2
Alamo Pilgrimage .........................3
91st Annual Meeting .........4, 5, 8, 9
Matching Campaign ......................5
Chapter News ...................6,7,10,11
San Jacinto Day...........................12
Battle of Medina .........................13
In Memoriam ..............................13
New Members .......................14, 15
Calendar of Events ......................16
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2013 - 2014
JANET’S Korner
By: Janet Knox
Administrative Assistant
email: [email protected]
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June 7, 8, 2013, Holiday Inn Express, 1117 Highway
332, Clute, TX 77351; (373) 266-8746; April 30, 2013,
cutoff date Rate; $115+ tax; free parking. PLEASE
identify yourself as SRT!
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dues are waived. Please notify SRT office by email,
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will be mailed to you for a fee of $20.00 this year. If
you would like it mailed please send the fee to the
National office.
Left to right front row:
David Stone, Chaplain General; David Hanover, KSJ,
President General; Tom Houston, First Vice President
General; Robert Kendall, KSJ, Second Vice President
General; and Janet Knox, Administrative Assistant.
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now considered delinquent and must pay a $50.00
reinstatement fee plus the $40.00 dues fee for the
current year.
Left to right back row:
Edward A. Heath, Treasurer General; Randy Pollard,
Historian General; Bob Steakley, Secretary General;
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ, Executive Committeeman;
Sam F. Clark, KSJ, PPG, Executive Committeeman.
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the SRT must have 3 signatures of recommending SRT
members. There has been a problem with the
signatures from chapters, if the applications are not
signed and I have to send the application to the
chapter, it may take up to an additional month to
receive them back at National Office. Please let us
remember to fill out the application completely and
save us all $$$ on postage. It is not necessary if the
applicant lives out of state, but every applicant should
affiliate with a chapter. This does not mean that they
will have to attend meetings. Application must be
typed and notarized and don’t forget the check.
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and photos for The Texian. Please submit electronic
data using the following guidelines. 1. Submit text in
WORD document format; articles may be edited due
to space limitations. 2. Submit photos as separate
attachments in .jpg, .eps, or .tif format. Caption for
each photo must be included in the WORD document,
either before or after the article’s text. Identify the
placement of people (e.g. L-R. center, front row, back
row etc.), with a corresponding key that matches the
name of the photo file attachment (e.g. file name 1
Photo, Photo 2 etc.). Please limit the number of photos
submitted per article.
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you are sending for your newsletter; they have been
GREAT. I need YOUR help with articles and pictures.
If your chapter has or will be celebrating any events
PLEASE email me at: [email protected]. I will be
submitting the July issue for publication; the deadline
for submissions is June 24, 2013.
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
2013 - 2014
Right to left Front row:
Bob Steakley, Frontier District; Joe Pyle, Piney
Woods District; Arthur O. Evans, Gulf Coast District.
Right to Left Back row:
Kenneth Pfeiffer, Heart of Texas District; John Knox,
Post Oak District; John Homman, Lone Star District;
Ronald W. Brown, San Jacinto District. (Not shown
David J. Temple, North Central District , William
D.”Buddy” Power, North East District and Robert
Schuhmann, Brazos District).
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ALAMO PILGRIMAGE
Alamo Chapter President Jim Massingill and SRT Treasurer General Ed Heath carry the chapter memorial wreath in the
DRT Pilgrimage to the Alamo event during 2013 Fiesta in San Antonio on April 22nd. Behind them are members of the
Alamo Chapter: Tom Foster, Russ Ives, Joe Weathersby, David Jauer, Ken Pfeiffer, Bob Benavides, Fred Pfeiffer, Robert
Bohmfalk, Tommie Wood, Jose Lopez, Jeff Payne, Egon Tausch, and Dick Weitzel. Not pictured are George Harcourt, Jeff
Wentworth, Jason Chall, and Al McCutcheon. Behind the banner is Jose Lopez’ son.
cont. from pg. 1
THE SONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
DEDICATE PAST PRESIDENT GENERAL MARKER
Members from Carolyn Ericson’s DRT chapter, the Stone Fort Chapter, Nacogdoches,
paid their respects to the Ericson family with their attendance.
The pink granite markers honor Past Presidents General, and it is the goal of SRT to
place a marker at the grave of each of its past presidents.
PRESIDENT GENERAL’S MESSAGE
cont. from pg. 1
above and beyond the call of duty over the past year with the introduction of PayPal, an individualized member sign-in
to the Members Only tab on our website, and email capabilities to reach all of our members with important messages. A
positive social media presence will continue to promote our mission, purpose and goals.
The Matching Campaign has been a tremendous success, thanks to the generous response from so many of you, our
members. At the annual meeting in Tyler, members voted to publish the names of everyone who has contributed, and that
list will appear in the next issue of this newsletter and on the Matching Campaign tab of our website. Chapters are invited
to participate in the final push between now and June 30, 2013, hopefully finishing the campaign even stronger than expected. It will be my honor to continue sending Certificates of Appreciation to both individuals and chapters.
This issue is filled with activities and events that show your pride in the people, places and events of the Republic of
Texas, from Dawn at the Alamo through the memorable reenactment and ceremony at San Jacinto on April 20th and 21st.
Thanks to all of our hard working members, chapters and committees!
Join us in Clute for the next quarterly meeting. Brazoria County is filled with historic sites, and the Stephen F. Austin
Chapter is working hard to make your visit a memorable one.
God Bless Texas!
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2013 ANNUAL MEETING - TYLER
KSJ 2013
EDUCATOR OF
THE YEAR
NEW KSJ
Cassie Keys
HONORARY
MEMBERSHIP
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD WINNER
Kenneth W. Pfeiffer
Photos courtesy of Gary L. Evans
Gov. Mark W. White
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DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE YEAR
SUMMERFIELD G. ROBERTS
AWARD WINNER
Dr. James Kearney was the winner for his book
“Friedrichsburg: A Novel”
John W. Knox
THREE-LEGGED WILLIE
CHAPTER ARCHIVES AWARDS
Fred Mead, Sr., Lone Star Chapter 58
Kenneth W. Pfeiffer, Alamo Chapter 40
LAST CHANCE!
JOIN THE “HONOR ROLL OF DONORS” LIST FOR MATCHING CAMPAIGN
- SRT CHAPTERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE Overwhelming success and achievement of the goal of the SRT $25,000 Matching Campaign are expected by the end of
the campaign on June 30, 2013. As of April 11, 2013, $22,701, or about 82.8% of the $25,000 goal, was achieved.
During the Annual Meeting in Tyler, additional pledges and donations were made which will assure that the SRT
reaches the goal and covers most of the expenses for postage and supplies. An announcement that the Piney Woods Chapter #52, Tyler, had donated $1,000 prompted another chapter in attendance, the Lone Star Chapter #58, The Woodlands, to
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Award, The Presidio La Bahia Award, The Summerfield G. Roberts Award and the Texas History Essay Contest Award.
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Matching Campaign, 1717 Eighth St., Bay City, TX 77414, before June 30, 2013. The names of individuals and chapters
will be published in the July issue of The Texian and on the Matching Campaign tab of the SRT website.
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TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
OF NORTH TEXAS AT GRANBURY
Davy Crockett Chapter 47 participated in the Texas Independence Day celebration in historic Granbury on March 2 and
3, 2013.
The celebration, organized by the Texas Heroes Foundation and sponsored by the Historic Granbury Merchants
Association, featured a historic parade, historic vendors, re-enactments, live period music, chuck wagons and a student
history fair. On Sunday, March 3, a memorial service was held at the Elizabeth Crockett burial site at the Acton Cemetery
in Granbury. The events were attended by several thousand people in spite of the blustery, cool North Texas spring
weather.
Davy Crockett Chapter member, Ken Hendricks, great-great grandson of David and Elizabeth Crockett, was Grand
Marshall of the parade, and March 2 was proclaimed Ken Hendricks Day by the City of Granbury.
Ken Hendricks, great great grandson of David and
Elizabeth Crockett, was Grand Marshall of the parade.
Eight year old Ridge Roberts performed “Amazing
Grace” at the Elizabeth Crockett Memorial Service.
DRT HEROES OF THE ALAMO
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Memorial Service.
(L-R) DRT President General, Karen R. Thompson and SRT President General, David Hanover, KSJ, with the bell that was rung 13 times on March 6th,
to begin the DRT Alamo Mission Chapter’s Annual Memorial Service for the
Heroes of the Alamo, hosted by the San Antonio Living History Association.
Due to the Travis letter being on display in the Alamo, the annual memorial
service was moved to Alamo Plaza, with the Alamo Cenotaph, the “Spririt of
Sacrifice,” serving as the backdrop of the ceremony. The bell was provided
by Treasurer General Edward Heath; the bell was cast in Puebla, Mexico, by
a family that has produced church bells since the 1700s. Thanks to the SRT
members who assisted with the ceremony.
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JAMES GEORGE CHAPTER DEDICATION OF PECAN TREE
Dedication of the Texas Pecan tree, in honor of James Pinckney Henderson. Thanks, to everyone, Sheriff Honor Guard, ACPA, Ms.
DeMay, Cassie Keys and her choir, Judge Sanders and Mayor Vaught. A special thanks to Charles Luna for bringing everyone
together for the special program, and the SRT members for their support, for David Hanover and Gene Pilgrim.
SAN JACINTO DAY PROCLAMATION
Henderson County Commissioners Court for the San Jacinto Day
proclamation for the James George Chapter, The Sons of the Republic of
Texas. (L-R) Pct 1, Scotty Thomas, Pct 2, Wade McKinney, Rev. Jimmy L.
Steele, Judge Richard Sanders, Charles Luna, Pct 3, Ronny Lawrence, Pct 4,
Ken Geeslin. Rev. Steele’s ancestor, Alphonso Steele, fought at the battle of
San Jacinto, and is said to have been the last surviving veteran of the battle.
Steele’s portrait hangs in the capitol in Austin.
DRT TEXAS HISTORY PRESENTATION
For the past several years, the DRT Charles G. Davenport Chapter, Tyler, has gone into area fourth grade classrooms during Texas
History Month to present “Pioneer Toys,” “Pioneer Music,” “Pioneer Kitchen,” “Children at the Alamo” and “Texas Heroes.”
For the “Texas Heroes” section, David Hanover, KSJ, assisted by Lonnie Smith, brings Texas history to life at Grace Community
Elementary School on March 5, 2013. Each session concludes with Marty Robbins’ moving rendition of “Ballad of the Alamo,” and
sometimes, the students insist on hearing it a second time!
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Photos courtesy of Gary L. Evans
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MARKER DEDICATION FOR RICHARDSON PERRY
The William Joel Bryan Chapter #14 of The Sons of Republic of Texas held a marker dedication ceremony
March 27, 2013, at Steep Hollow Cemetery.
The event honored Richardson Perry, Alamo defender and early settler of Texas. Blair Fannin served as master
of ceremonies, while Mervin Peters (chapter secretary), who organized and led the monument project, provided
a biographical sketch of Perry. John Hicks (chapter vice president) led the U.S. and Texas pledges, while George
Nelson (president) and Charles Briggs (chapter treasurer, KSJ and past president general) unveiled the marker.
Also in attendance were local chapter members, Daughters of the Republic of Texas members, as well as leaders
with the Steep Hollow Cemetery Association and the Brazos Historical Society.
Perry was born in 1817. While some historians indicate he was born in Texas, family letters and legal documents suggest Perry was born in Hancock County, Mississippi. He was single and received a land grant in Brazos County on October 10, 1835. Perry took part in the siege of Bexar and later served in the Alamo garrison as
a member of Capt. William R. Carey’s artillery company. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
William Joel Bryan Chapter #14 The Sons of the Republic of Texas
members (from left) George Nelson, president; Mervin Peters,
secretary; Charles Briggs, KSJ and past president general, chapter
treasurer; Blair Fannin, publicist; John Hicks, vice president. Photo
by Dave McDermand, The Bryan-College Station Eagle.
LONE STAR FLAG AND PRESIDENT LAMAR HONORED IN RICHMOND
SRT members, City of Richmond officials, and the public celebrated the history of the Texas flag, while honoring
Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas, at Lamar’s gravesite in Morton Cemetery on Friday
morning, January 25, 2013.
174 years ago, on January 25, 1839, President Lamar signed a bill authorizing the Lone Star flag to be the official flag
for the Republic of Texas. On February 19, 1846, President Anson Jones lowered the Lone Star flag at ceremonies in
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of Texas, and its design has not changed since its adoption as the official flag of the Republic of Texas. Only the flag of
Hawaii is older as an official state flag, but proud Texans are quick to point out that Hawaii’s official flag was modified in
1845, to its current design, thereby making the Lone Star flag the
OLDEST ORIGINAL U.S. state flag design!
Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Commissioner Richard Morrison
gave a speech on the life of Mirabeau Lamar and his history in
Richmond. Spectators at the event included Richmond City Manager Terri Vela, Assistant City Manager Glen Gilmore, and City
Commissioners Gary Gillen and Bill Dostal.
The City of Richmond is full of history and plays a significant
role in Texas history. Lamar’s gravesite in Morton Cemetery is
located on land where Santa Anna’s troops traveled while on their
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SRT MILTON IRISH CHAPTER CHARTER
On March 27, 2013, at Lufkin Bar-B-Q, President General David Hanover, KSJ (second from left) presented a new charter to officers of the former Angelina Chapter #56, Lufkin. Officially changed to the Milton Irish Chapter #56, Lufkin, on
September 8, 2012, chapter officers wanted as many Irish family members as possible to participate in the re-chartering
event. After months of planning, Chapter President Tom Gann (second from right), Immediate Past President Jack Irish
(left) and Secretary/ Treasurer Earnest Rowe (right) were able to generate interest from 29 Irish descendants, spouses,
children and grandchildren, for this memorable tribute to their Republic of Texas ancestor, Milton Irish.
On March 27, 2013, the 177th anniversary of the Goliad Massacre, Milton Irish was remembered as one of the 28 men
that survived the Goliad Massacre, for his military service for the full length of the Texas Revolution and for having lived
in Texas for the full term of its existence as an independent and sovereign country.
NACOGDOCHES WILL POST A HISTORIC MARKER FOR
GENERAL SAM HOUSTON’S FIRST TEXAS HOME
Nacogdoches will erect a Texas historical marker claiming that the present site of the Gladys Hampton Building was the
location of General Sam Houston’s first Texas home. This building is the current Nacogdoches City Hall.
This effort has been championed by Dr. Jere Jackson, Director of East Texas Studies at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
According to the Texas State Historical Association, Houston crossed the Red River into Mexican Texas in 1832 and became
a delegate from Nacogdoches at the Convention of 1833 in San Felipe. He was involved in many Texian activities.
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Although other cities, such as Huntsville, claim Sam Houston, during Dr. Jackson’s research, he found documentation that
substantiated residency. In Feb 1833, he established a law practice in the Old Stone House.
The marker has been ordered but has not arrived yet.
Dr. Tom Middlebrook, a member of Adolphus Sterne Chapter #19, and current chairman of Nacogdoches County Historical
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SAN JACINTO DAY - 2013
April 21, 1836: Sam Houston and his army defeat the Mexican despot Santa Anna. His army of roughly 900 defeated
the Mexican army of approximately 1600, while the Texians suffered less than 9 killed or mortally wounded.
April 21, 2013: Sam Houston IV and his entourage, including the Texas Army, and The Sons of the Republic of Texas,
attended the Official State of Texas Ceremony, honoring the 177th Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Attending was the President General, David Hanover, KSJ, and Past Presidents General, Sam Houston IV KSJ, and
Charlie P. Briggs III, KSJ.
The Musical Prelude was provided by the Deer Park High School Orchestra.
All the attendees were very honored to be part of the Ceremony. A Ceremonial Memorial wreath was placed by the SRT
President General, David Hanover, KSJ, the President of the San Jacinto Chapter of the DRT, the Honorable Sharolyn
Wood, and the President General of the Descendants of San Jacinto, Scotty Patrick.
The Master of Ceremonies was Ron Stone, Jr., with greetings from Senator Sylvia R. Garcia, and the Honorable Ed
Emmett, County Judge.
The Benediction was by Randy Pollard from the San Jacinto Chapter of SRT.
The weather was perfect.
Randy Pollard, Tom Houston, and
Dick Lindley at San Jacinto
At the base of the San Jacinto Monument:
(L-R) Denton Bryant, Chairman, Texas History
Essay Contest. Award winners Lauren Voigt
(2nd place), Veronica Busa (3rd place), and
Sam Giuffré (1st place); President General
David Hanover, KSJ.
Sam Houston IV, KSJ, great-grandson
of General Sam Houston, delivers an
analysis of the Battle of San Jacinto;
(R) Master of Ceremonies Ron Stone,
Jr., listens attentively to the inspiring
account.
Gregg Cantrell, President of the Texas
State Historical Association, delivers
the keynote address
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NEWS RELEASE FOR THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BATTLE OF MEDINA
The public is invited to attend the two day ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the bloodiest battle in
Texas history! The Battle of Medina occurred on August 18, 1813 between the Royal Spanish Army and the Republican
Army of the North and approximately 800 and 1,300 men died in this all but forgotten battle which ended the GutierrezMagee Expedition. Since August 18th is on Sunday this year, we will hold an all day seminar at the Church of Christ
located at 1003 North Main Street in Pleasanton, Texas beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2013, courtesy of
Norman Porter, Atascosita County, and Historical Committee Chairman. We will have several speakers you will want to
hear, including Robert Thonhoff award winning author, Frank de la Teja, PhD. head of the history department from Texas
State University, Dan Arredondo historian and author, William McWhorter from the Texas Historical Commission, Doc
L’Herisson from Louisiana and others. Then at 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening we will gather under the large Oak trees on
Old Applewhite Road where we have held a memorial ceremony for the past 12 years.
At 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning, August 18, 2013 we will gather again under the large Oak trees on Old Applewhite
Road to hold a memorial ceremony on the actual 200th anniversary of the battle which included Texas in the War of 1812,
as well as the other countries in this hemisphere that were at war during this period in our history. Everyone interested in
history is invited to attend.
The Battle of Medina was between approximately 1,800 men in the Royal Spanish Army and approximately 1,400 men
in the Republican Army of the North, which included Spaniards, Tejanos, Native Americans, and men from the USA. In
fact we have identified 5 men who fought in the American Revolution who were involved in some way in the GutierrezMagee Expedition, with only one Patriot of the American Revolution, Peter Sides having been proven to have fought in
the American Revolution and also fought and died in the Battle of Medina. Direct descendants of Peter Sides are eligible
for membership in the DAR, the SAR, the DRT and the SRT, and descendants directly related to any of the 3,200 men
who fought in this battle are eligible for membership in the DRT and the SRT. Over the past 12 years the SAR, DAR,
SRT, DRT, Mayflower Society, the Daughter of the War of 1812 have dedicated markers to the men who fought and died
in this battle, and they will rededicate their markers at both the Saturday evening ceremony and the Sunday memorial
ceremony. This year we will dedicate a marker from the General Society of the War of 1812, on this 200th anniversary of
this war, with the National President General in attendance.
Signs will be placed on U.S. Highway 281 where you turn to the west on to the Old Pleasanton Road. Signs will also
be where Bruce Road branches off of the Old Pleasanton Road. Signs will also be where Old Applewhite Road branches
off Bruce Road, but contact Tom Green at [email protected] or 713-340-1965 if you need additional directions.
PRESENTING COLORS FOR
PEARLAND CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
L to R: Tom Green, KSJ, Carl Hill, Dale Williamson and Honorary
member Michael Bailey present the Proclamation from Pearland for
2013 San Jacinto.
In Memoriam
Name
Chapter
Roy Robert Campbell III
Travis Poole Crowther
Edward Wesley Phillips
Howard Dale Selfridge
Carroll Ray Wagner
Jimmy Ray Jones
George Warren Thomas
7
7
13
8
38
52
6
13
Hometown
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX
Elm Mott, TX
Allen, TX
Katy, TX
Daingerfield, TX
Marietta, GA
NEW SRT MEMBERS
Name
Chapter
Ancestor
Hometown
Thomas Declan McWilliams
Richard Hooper
Whitehouse, TX
Travis Justin Upchurch
Mary Harris Ashby
Houston, TX
Travis Justin Upchurch
William Smothers
Houston, TX
Gov. Mark W. White
Honorary Member
Houston, TX
Matthew Charles Bormann
1
Conrad Bormann
Houston, TX
Willard Ray Janczak
1
Henry Granau
Sealy, TX
Harold Gene Janczak
1
Henry Granau
Houston, TX
Karl Alexander Leifeste
1
Leander Calvin Cunningham
Columbia, MD
Jimmie Don Aycock
3
Robert Burton
Killeen, TX
Michael Edward Belcher
3
John Belcher
Belton, TX
Taylor William Ory
3
Thomas Menefee
Salado, TX
Carlos Federico Longoria
7
Joseph Zimmermann
San Antonio, TX
David Elliott Longoria
7
Joseph Zimmermann
San Antonio, TX
Ricardo Tomas Longoria
7
Joseph Zimmermann
San Antonio, TX
Robert Keith Bingham, Sr.
8
Thomas Peter Cartwright
Irving, TX
Donald Edward Morgan, Jr
8
Thomas Peter Cartwright
Grapevine, TX
John Earl Ray
8
John Moore Henderson
Dallas
Andrew Todd Thomas
8
James P. Forsythe
Carrollton, TX
Jud Paul Barron
12
Milton Irish
Austin, TX
Zane Thorin Barron
12
Milton Irish
Pflugerville, TX
Paul Levon Barron
12
Milton Irish
Temple, TX
William Cade Barron
12
Milton Irish
Pflugerville, TX
Wayne Allen Courreges, Jr
12
Lt. Robert Rankin
Austin, TX
James Warren Fagg
12
John W. Barnett
Georgetown, TX
Steven Edward Leonard
12
Uzziel Baggett
New Braunfels, TX
Kenneth H Cook
14
Lockhart Jefferson Irwin
Tulsa, OK
14
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NEW SRT MEMBERS
Name
Chapter
Ancestor
Hometown
Charles Alexander Robertson III
22
Sterling Clack Robertson
Dripping Springs, TX
Ralph Haney Brock
27
James H. Graham
Lubbock, TX
Thomas Henry Caffall III
29
Philip Singleton
Luling, TX
Zachary Lamar Berry
35
Thomas Jefferson Devine
Covington, LA
Thomas Roderick Fausett
35
Neely Kimbro
Bay City, TX
James Henry Arrington
36
Emory Rains
Fort Worth, TX
David Howard Dikes
36
George Parker Dykes
Weatherford, TX
Tommy Gene Faries
36
David Huffman
Itasca, TX
Wyatt Charles Stephens
40
Captain James Burleson
Alamogordo, NM
Major Deen Stephens
40
Captain James Burleson
San Angelo, TX
Lowell D. Stephens
40
Captain James Burleson
Alamogorda, NM
Jeffrey Dene Stephens
40
Captain James Burleson
Alamogordo, NM
Gregory Don Stephens
40
Captain James Burleson
San Angelo, TX
Lowell Dene Stephens II
40
Captain James Burleson
Alamogordo, NM
Kenneth Ross Wright III
40
James Talbot Ross
Lewisville, TX
Robert Reily Carle
47
Richard Reily
Granbury, TX
Preston James McKnight
47
Martin Varner
Dallas, TX
Colin Anderson McKnight
47
Martin Varner
Dallas, TX
Gerald Lynn White
47
Martin Varner
Granbury, TX
Gail Wardleigh Wilson
47
John Crane
Stephenville, TX
John Westley Taylor
48
Isaac Banta
Harper, TX
John Edward Tittle
48
George W Cox, Sr.
Harper, TX
Timothy Curtis Gill
52
Lewis Latham
Whitehouse, TX
Lynton Bert Irish, Jr.
56
Milton Irish
Shreveport, LA
Ronald Wade Bowman
58
Jesse B. Bowman
Huntsville, TX
Michael Wayne Milby
58
Robert Mortimer Milby
Spring, TX
Jeffrey Michael Young
58
William Foster Young
Huntsville, TX
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Calendar of Events
Sept. 13-14, 2013
Dec. 6-7, 2013
March 2
March 6
March 27
April 21
September 21
October 2
November 3
April 4-6, 2014
2013 Quarterly Meetings
Stagecoach Inn; #1 Main Street, Salado, TX 76571;
(254) 947-5111 or (800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013 cutoff
date. Room rates: Standard Upstairs $69, Standard
Downstairs $80, Jacuzzi $100, Pool side $120 + tax.
Hampton Inn & Suites, 7006 N. Navarro, Victoria, TX
77904; (361) 573-9911; November 26, 2013, cutoff date.
Rate: $110. + tax, 1 king or 2 queen size beds; free parking.
2013 SRT Events
Texas Independence Day
Fall of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre
San Jacinto Day
Texian Navy Day on the Battleship Texas
Battle of Gonzales
Stephen F. Austin’s Birthday (Father of Texas)
2014 Annual Meeting
Marriot Plaza San Antonio, 555 South Alamo St., San
Antonio, TX 78205; toll free 800-228-9290; March 7, 2014,
cutoff date (room block released). Rates: Run of House $125
+ tax, Executive King $159 + tax, Congierge $169 + tax;
Complimentary self-parking for group attendees staying at
the hotel; for attendees at the hotel for the event and are not
staying overnight, parking is $10, self or $16 valet.
2013 QUARTERLY MEETING
June 7-8, 2013 Holiday Inn Express, 117 Highway 332, Clute, TX 77531;
(979) 266-8746; April 30, 2013, cutoff date. Rate: $115 + tax; free parking
1717 Eighth Street
Bay City, TX 77414
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Contact us at:
SRT Office: www.srttexas.org Email: [email protected]
1717 Eighth Street, Bay City, TX 77414
Phone: (979) 245-6644 Fax: (979) 244-3819