Proc. 2020-30 - Claude Rost Jr. Birthday - 8/4/2020
P roclamation No. 2020-30
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WHEREAS Friday, August 7, is the birthday of Claude John August Rost, Jr.; and
WHEREAS Claude is the great-great-grandson of Sam and Margaret Houston,
great-grandson of Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst, grandson of
Nettie Houston Bringhurst Bush, and son of Margaret Lea Bush Rost;
and
WHEREAS Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst was the youngest daughter of Sam
and Margaret Houston and was born in Huntsville, Texas, in the
“Woodland Home” on January 20, 1852; and
WHEREAS Claude is a loyal and valued friend and supporter of the Sam Houston
Memorial Museum, the Sam Houston Statue and Visitors Center, and the
City of Huntsville.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
August 7, 2020
be declared:
“Claude Rost Jr. Birthday”
in the City of Huntsville and urge all citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the
heritage of Sam Houston and our fine city.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 4 day of August 2020.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor