Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1972 Page: 9 of 32
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1972 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 9
Sawyer
Honored
John Sawyer, an Edinburg
resident for 22 years, was
honored by over 300 of his
friends at a farewell dinner
Monday in the Hidalgo Room at
the Echo.
Sawyer, vice president of
business affairs at Pan Ameri-
can University, will leave his
position Oct. 1, 1972, to assume
similar duties at a new univer-
sity in Tyler.
Sawyer was honored by a large
turn-out which culminated with
the presentation of a new car
to him. The new car was fin-
anced by ticket sales, donations
and gifts from friends. It was
not financed by the Edinburg
Chamber of Commerce.
Sawyer said, before being
presented with the keys to the
new car, "I can't imagine why
I am up here tonight. I can
think of 100 people out there
who have more reason to be up
here than I."
"My son, John T., noticed
that I did not eat much for
dinner tonight and he asked me if
it was because I had 'wobbly
dentures.' No, it was not be-
cause I have "wobbly dentures',
but it may be because I have a
lump in my throat.
"President John F. Kennedy
said something like, 'don't ask
what your country can do for
you, but what you can do for your
country.' Well, it did not work
that way with Edinburg and the
Sawyer family.
"Dorthy and I and a little
girl, six-years-old, rolled into
Edinburg on May 30, 1950, in an
old 1940 model Plymouth coupe,
and we had almost all we owned
with us.
"Edinburg welcomed us with
open arms and provided oppor-
tunity for our future. Edinburg
provided good doctors and hos-
pitals -- two of our children
were born here. Edinburg pro-
vided good schools and good
teachers. All of our children
went to school in Edinburg from
the first grade up. Our daugh-
ter, Sandra, graduated from Pan
American College.
"Edinburg provided good gov-
ernment which encourages
growth and prosperity. It pro-
vided good law enforcement, for
a safe place in which to live.
Edinburg provided good, clean
air and clean water for a heal-
thy environment. It provided
good recreational opportunities
for our happiness and warm,
sunny, winter days. And all of
you know that I have been known
to enjoy a round of golf or two?"
"Edinburg provided good
churches v/here all of our chil-
dren were baptised and where
our daughter was married.
"And so, good friends, as we
go along the way, the Sawyers
will always be looking back, to
Church
Plans
Meet
COLLEGE STATION — Fu-
ture of the rural church and the
minister's role in the changing
community will be covered by
the keynote address during the
27th annual Town and Country
Church Conference Oct. 12-13
at Texas A&M University.
The speaker will be Dr. Bar-
din Nelson, A&M professor of
sociology.
Ken Wolf, conference public-
ity chairman and Extension
Service economist-agribusi-
ness, writer, civic leader and
church lav leader.
Town and country ministers
from throughout the state are
Invited to the conference,
watch with interest, as the All
America city moves on to great-
er and better things.
"Now, finally, Edinburg has
provided great friends. Pre-
sident Ralph Schilling and I
developed a close, personal
friendship and a strong profes-
sional relationship. Together
we worked hard and long for
Pan American University. I
hope that some of the results
are self-evident. You can see
from the number here tonight,
I cannot get started on naming
all of these many friends. I
wish I could do that, because
there would be that one indivi-
dual happening, or experience,
or deed, by which I could re-
member each of you.
"Thank you for this time along
life's way. And so dear friends,
Dorthy, John T., and I say thank
you for providing us these times
along life's way in Edinburg,"
Sawyer concluded.
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Pan American University President Dr. Ralph Schilling (stand, center) was one of the
speakers Monday night at a farewell dinner for John Sawyer (3rd from r). Mrs. Sawyer
(r) and their son, Tommy, (2nd from r) were present along with over 300 of Sawyer's
friends to salute Sawyer for his year's of service to Pan American and the city of Edin-
burg.
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1972, newspaper, September 21, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194373/m1/9/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.