Res 197 3/25/1952RES OLUT ION
NO. 197
1HEREAS Ben D. Donnell has
throughout, a lifetime in Wichita Falls fought for the ideals
and sacred things of our city and has striven unceasingly
to quicken the ubiic' s sense of civic duty, and
WHEREAS Ben D. Donnell for
almost 50 years has given to our community all of the
benefits of freedom of the press, without ever abusing or
misusing the great power inuring to him because of it, and
WHEREAS as chairman of the
Wichita Falls Public Housing Authority, Mr. Ben, as he was
affectionately called, has worked selflessly for more than
five years to provide decent living quarters for our unfor-
tunate citizens and only last Tuesday completed his job when
the contract for the final houses was let, and
WHEREAS on all occasions, when
duty whispered low '''Thou must," Ben D. Donnell replied,
I can."
NOW THEREFORE, be resolved by
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
that we express our sincerest gratitude for the life and
service of Ben D. Donnell and extend to his family our
deepest sympathy.
Unanimously adopted this 28th
day of March, 1952, in meeting specially assembled.
HAROLD JONES,
Mayor.