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THE TEXIAN the Official Publication of the Sons of the Republic of Texas 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, deliv- ered 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 Green, KSJ; Billy Johnson, KSJ and Robert Kendall, KSJ to their homes around the state. Seven of the nine Execu- 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, KSJ and David Hanover, KSJ. the Order of San Jacinto honored their esteemed compatriot. cont. pg. 3 PRESIDENT GENERAL’S MESSAGE James C. Kearney was honored for his of the Order of San Jacinto recognized Summerfield G. Roberts Award win- Joe R. Davidson, KSJ, a member of the ning book Friedrichsburg: A Novel. honorary order originated by President At the evening awards banquet, mem- Sam Houston in 1843. Make your bers were recognized for outstanding reservations now to attend the 92nd service to the organization, and former Annual Meeting in San Antonio, April governor of the State of Texas, the 4-6, 2014. Honorable Mark Wells White, Jr., was My sincere thanks to the newly installed as an honorary member. An named Information Technology Com- investiture ceremony by the Knights mittee; committee members have gone David Hanover, KSJ cont. pg. 3 Great fellowship, renewed ac- WHAT’S INSIDE quaintances and more than a few Past President General Marker ..1, 3 Chapter News ...................6,7,10,11 much deserved awards are always the President General’s Message ....1, 3 San Jacinto Day ...........................12 hallmarks of great annual meetings. Janet’s Korner ...............................2 Battle of Medina .........................13 At the Summerfield G. Roberts Award Alamo Pilgrimage .........................3 In Memoriam ..............................13 luncheon, Ms. Cassie Keys of Athens 91st Annual Meeting .........4, 5, 8, 9 New Members .......................14, 15 Preparatory School, Athens, won the Matching Campaign ......................5 Calendar of Events ......................16 Educator of the Year Award, and Dr. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JANET’S Korner By: Janet Knox 2013 - 2014 Administrative Assistant email: [email protected] %IGHTH3TREETs"AY#ITY 4EXAS (979) 245-6644 s 4HE3ONSOFTHE2EPUBLICOF4EXAS1UARTERLY-EETING 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! s 2EMEMBER!LLACTIVEDUTYMILITARYPERSONNEL YOUR dues are waived. Please notify SRT office by email, postal service or telephone. s 9OUCANVIEWh4HE4EXIANvNEWSLETTERONTHEWEBSITE FORFREE9OUMAYALSOPURCHASEh4HE4EXIANvANDIT will be mailed to you for a fee of $20.00 this year. If Left to right front row: you would like it mailed please send the fee to the David Stone, Chaplain General; David Hanover, KSJ, National office. President General; Tom Houston, First Vice President General; Robert Kendall, KSJ, Second Vice President s 4HOSEMEMBERSTHATHAVENOTPAIDTHEIRDUESARE General; and Janet Knox, Administrative Assistant. now considered delinquent and must pay a $50.00 reinstatement fee plus the $40.00 dues fee for the Left to right back row: current year. Edward A. Heath, Treasurer General; Randy Pollard, s 0LEASENOTETHATANYAPPLICANTSFORMEMBERSHIPIN Historian General; Bob Steakley, Secretary General; the SRT must have 3 signatures of recommending SRT Joe R. Davidson, KSJ, Executive Committeeman; members. There has been a problem with the Sam F. Clark, KSJ, PPG, Executive Committeeman. 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 DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES receive them back at National Office. Please let us 2013 - 2014 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. s 4HEEDITORWELCOMESALLSUBMISSIONSOFNEWSARTICLES 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 Right to left Front row: Photo, Photo 2 etc.). Please limit the number of photos Bob Steakley, Frontier District; Joe Pyle, Piney submitted per article. Woods District; Arthur O. Evans, Gulf Coast District. s )WOULDLIKETOTHANKYOUFORTHEARTICLESANDPICTURES you are sending for your newsletter; they have been Right to Left Back row: GREAT. I need YOUR help with articles and pictures. Kenneth Pfeiffer, Heart of Texas District; John Knox, If your chapter has or will be celebrating any events Post Oak District; John Homman, Lone Star District; PLEASE email me at: [email protected]. I will be Ronald W. Brown, San Jacinto District. (Not shown submitting the July issue for publication; the deadline David J. Temple, North Central District , William for submissions is June 24, 2013. D.”Buddy” Power, North East District and Robert Schuhmann, Brazos District). 2 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 ex- pected. 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! 3 2013 ANNUAL MEETING - TYLER KSJ 2013 EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR NEW KSJ Cassie Keys HONORARY Joe R. Davidson, KSJ MEMBERSHIP DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNER Kenneth W. Pfeiffer Gov. Mark W. White Photos courtesy of Gary L. Evans 4 SUMMERFIELD G. ROBERTS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AWARD WINNER OF THE YEAR Dr. James Kearney was the winner for his book “Friedrichsburg: A Novel” John W. Knox THREE-LEGGED WILLIE CHAPTER ARCHIVES AWARDS Kenneth W. Pfeiffer, Alamo Chapter 40 Fred Mead, Sr., Lone Star Chapter 58 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 Chap- ter #52, Tyler, had donated $1,000 prompted another chapter in attendance, the Lone Star Chapter #58, The Woodlands, to PLEDGE )TTHENBECAMEAPPARENTTHATCHAPTERSMAYWISHTOHAVETHEIRNAMESADDEDTOTHEh(ONOR2OLLOF$ONORSv 4HEGENEROUSCONTRIBUTIONOF BYONEOFTHEGREATSUPPORTERSOFTHE324 WITHTHEHELPOFOURh(ONOR2OLLOF $ONORSvWILLNOWPROVIDE TOCONTINUETHEFUNDINGOFTHE ANNUALAWARDSFORTHE%DUCATOROFTHE9EAR Award, The Presidio La Bahia Award, The Summerfield G.
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