The Birthplace of the
Texas Flag"- House Resolution 1123 "Original" Document
Presented to C. B. Stewart Descendant

Pictured L to R: Linda Woods
(Heritage Trails Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolution and Director of
Shenandoah Convention and Visitor's Bureau); Wes Stephens
(Shenandoah City Councilman); Pat Spackey (Vice Regent Heritage
Trails Chapter Daughters of the the American Revolution and
descendant of Texas
patriot, Dr. Charles B.
Stewart); William Dickson (Shenandoah Hospitality Coordinator)
and Randy Woods (Publisher of the The Peoples
Scene). Shenandoah
City Councilman, Wes
Stephens, presented Pat Spackey, Vice Regent of the the
Heritage Trails Chapter of The Daughters of the of the
Armerican Revolution with an ORIGINAL copy of the The State of
Texas House of Representatives Resolution No. 1123 during a
recent DAR meeting held at the Shenandoah, Texas City Hall
facilities. With the help of Representative, Bob Eissler,
Stephens secured the original document from Austin and
announced to those in attendance at the meeting that the
Shenandoah Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of
Shenandoah felt that this document would be deeply appreciated
by a descendant of Dr. Charles B. Stewart - who designed the
Texas Flag!
"I am truly overwhelmed and
thank the City of Shenandoah from the very bottom of my
heart!," said Spackey. "Our family is so proud to be
descendants of Dr. Charles B. Stewart and
because resolution #1123 officially commemorates
Montgomery County as the "Birthplace of the Texas Flag," it is
so special to our family. To have an "original "copy in
my family is absolutely incredible!"
Because of her heritage,
membership in history and patriotic organizations in the area
have been a special blessing to the Spackey family. In
addition to serving as Vice Regent of the Heritge Trails
Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution, Pat is
President of the the Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis Chapter of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas; and serves as an officer of
the Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Soceity and
the newly organized Texas Heritage Society. She is a
"Friend " of the Charles B. Stewart Library, the Montgomery
Historical Society, The Lake Conroe Rotary Club's Memory
Park, the Heritage Musuem of Montgomery County and the
Nart Hart Davis Museum in Montgomery.
Spackey presents programs on Texas History
and the Texas Flag, while protraying "Mrs. Charles B. Stewart"
in costume.
House Resolution No. 1123 was adopted by the
Texas House of Representatives on May 30, 1997. Click here to
see a complete transcription of House Resolution No.
1123.
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