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Past President's Page

The past Presidents of the Texas Elks State Association make up the TESA Advisory Committee. The role of the Committee is to provide advice and counsel to the State Association, its officers and committees.

The Advisory Committee members also provide advice within each of their respective Districts. Members of the Advisory Committee are held in high regard for their dedication and service to our Order over the years and for the continuity they provide to the State Association, Districts and Lodges in Texas.

 

Advisory Committee
Name Spouse District Year Served
C.J. Butler Betty Lou GC 1979-1980
Ellis Leatherwood Dora GC 1982-1983
Hon. Charles F. "Chuck" Williams, PGER *Janet N 1983-1984
Hollice Hemphill *Mary Lou C 1986-1987
Ezbai "Ez" Wells Doris NC 1988-1989
Charles L. Preston *Helen NC 1990-1991
R.D. "Dean" Provost Marla GC 1991-1992
Richard K. "Dick" Belmore Patricia N 1992-1993
James Karels  Judy NC 1993-1994
Bill Hill Shirley P 1994-1995
Royce Butler  Pam P 1995-1997
Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE  Sally N 1997-1998
Bill Hart  Ceil C 1998-1999
Jim Arnold Joyce GC 1999-2000
Glen Castlebury  Carol C 2000-2001
Les Reagan Dee NC 2001-2002
Jim Plummer C 2002-2003
Don Pepper Peggy NC 2003-2004
Wayne Christopher Helen GC 2004-2005
Jud Good Deb N 2005-2006
Bob Finch Dorothy N 2006-2007
Don Pepper Peggy NC 2007-2008
Kirk Storey Susie SW 2008-2009
*Denotes Deceased      

 

Past State Presidents' History

YEAR FALL CONFERENCE FALL CONFERENCE NO. PRESIDENT NO. STATE CONVENTION CONVENTION NO. PRESIDENT HOME LODGE NO.
1925-1926 None None 1 Dallas 1 *Jack Burke San Antonio # 216
1926-1927 None None 2 Houston 2 *P.L. Downs Temple  # 138
1927-1928 None None 3 El Paso 3 *James H. Gibson Houston # 151
1928-1929 None None 4 Breckenridge 4 *Charles Mangold Dallas # 71
1929-1930 None None 5 Del Rio 5 *W.W. Bridges El Paso # 187
1930-1931 None None 6 Galveston 6 *Julian LaCross Del Rio # 837
1931-1932 None None 7 Laredo 7 *Harry Logsdon, MD Ranger #1373
1932-1933 None None 8 Dallas 8 *Harry E. Holmes Temple # 138
1933-1934 None None 9 Houston 9 *H.S. Rubenstein Brenham # 979
1934-1935 None None 10 Ft Worth 10 *George W. Loudermilk Dallas # 71
1935-1936 None None 11 San Antonio 11 *Fred Knetch Seguin #1229
1936-1937 None None 12 Tyler 12 *John D. Carter Ft Worth # 124
1937-1938 None None 13 Denison 13 *J.A. Bergfeld Tyler # 215
1938-1939 None None 14 Waco 14 *Walter W. Short Houston # 151
1939-1940 None None 15 Galveston 15 *A.V. Tate Galveston # 126
1940-1941 None None 16 Amarillo 16 *Charles W. Smeltz San Antonio # 216
1941-1942 None None 17 Corpus Christi 17 *M.A. DeBettencourt Houston # 151
1942-1943 None None 18 Dallas 18 *Frank Haladay Dallas # 71
1943-1944 None None 19 Houston 19 *George A. Strauss Corpus Christi #1628
1944-1945 None None 20 San Antonio 20 *Harry A. Nass San Antonio # 216
1945-1946 None None 21 San Antonio 21 *Raymond L. Wright Houston # 151
1946-1947 None None 22 Ft Worth 22 *Floyd B. Ford Dallas # 71
1947-1948 None None 23 Beaumont 23 *F.A. "Pode" Powell Amarillo  # 923
1948-1949 None None 24 San Antonio 24 *Carl R. Mann Baytown #1649
1949-1950 None None 25 Brownsville 25 *F.W. Beckstead Waco # 166
1950-1951 None None 26 Amarillo 26 *J. Rollie Pray Ft Worth # 124
1951-1952 None None 27 Galveston 27 *Allen B. Hannay Houston # 151
1952-1953 None None 28 Houston 28 *R.P. Willis Wichita Falls #1105
1953-1954 None None 29 McAllen 29 *Victor E. Ferchill Longview #1128
1954-1955 None None 30 El Paso 30 *Dr. Devere E. Biser Dallas # 71
1955 None None 31 Died in Office *E.C. Bunch Odessa #1630
1955-1956 None None 32 Ft Worth 31 *Howard E. Stapleton Plainview #1175
1956-1957 None None 33 Galveston 32 *Charlie C. Bowie San Benito #1661
1957-1958 None None 34 Austin 33 *William J.B. Frazier El Paso # 187
1958-1959 None None 35 San Antonio 34 *Alex A. McKnight Dallas # 71
1959-1960 None None 36 Longview 35 *Forest Gathright Austin # 201
1960-1961 None None 37 Brownsville 36 *Clarence L. Waters San Antonio # 216
1961-1962 None None 38 San Angelo 37 *Marvin Hamilton Kingsville #1926
1962-1963 None None 39 Pasadena 38 *John A. Fuhrhop Galveston # 126
1963-1964 None None 40 Harlingen 39 *Charles T. Wood El Paso # 187
1964-1965 None None 41 Longview 40 *Lloyd W. Burwick McAllen #1402
1965-1966 None None 42 Ft Worth 41 *Phil N. Cleator Galveston # 126
1966-1967 Childress 1 43 Houston 42 *Joel W. Ellis Harlingen #1889
1967-1968 San Angelo 2 44 Austin 43 *James Virgil Sharp San Antonio # 216
1968-1969 Houston 3 45 El Paso 44 *Edward M. Schlieter New Braunfels #2279
1969-1970 Wichita Falls 4 46 McAllen 45 *Harry N. Phelps Arlington #2114
1970-1971 Longview 5 47 Ft Worth 46 *J.D. Biffle Galveston # 126
1971-1972 Arlington 6 48 Galveston 47 *T.O. Wilkins Lubbock #1348
1972-1973 Temple 7 49 Harlingen 48 *Gene Norton Grand Prairie #1910
1973-1974 Laredo 8 50 Houston 49 *O.G. Anderson Austin # 201
1974-1975 Pasadena 9 51 Lubbock 50 *Ralph A. Marz Houston # 151
1975-1976 Arlington 10 52 Irving 51 *George B. Russell Harlingen #1889
1976-1977 Wichita Falls 11 53 El Paso 52 *Claude Phillips Dallas # 71
1977-1978 Longview 12 54 Amarillo 53 *Joe P. Matthews Mainland  #2141
1978-1979 Del Rio 13 55 San Antonio 54 *H.N. "Pete" Hall San Benito #1661
1979-1980 Pasadena 14 56 San Angelo 55 C.J. Butler Galveston # 126
1980-1981 Mesquite 15 57 Austin 56 *E.C. "Buddy" Ables Pasadena #1832
1981-1982 Brownsville 16 58 El Paso 57 *Ray C. Strom El Paso # 187
1982-1983 Longview 17 59 Pasadena 58 Ellis Leatherwood Houston # 151
1983-1984 Brenham 18 60 Lubbock 59 Hon. C.F. "Chuck" Williams, PGER Plano #2485
1984-1985 Dallas 19 61 Harlingen 60 *John Golden Paris #2433
1985-1986 Galveston 20 62 New Braunfels 61 *V.F. "Vic" Elliott Temple # 138
1986-1987 Ft Worth 21 63 Amarillo 62 Hollice Hemphill Austin # 201
1987-1988 Sherman 22 64 Longview 63 *Ervin V. Stone Borger #1581
1988-1989 Beaumont 23 65 Galveston 64 Ezbai "Ez" Wells Ft Worth # 124
1989-1990 Temple 24 66 Wichita Falls 65 *Harlan M. Starnes Clear Lake #2322
1990-1991 Harlingen 25 67 El Paso 66 Charles L. Preston Wichita Falls #1105
1991-1992 Lubbock 26 68 San Antonio 67 R.D. "Dean" Provost North Houston #2562
1992-1993 Kerrville 27 69 Wichita Falls 68 Richard K. "Dick" Belmore Plano #2485
1993-1994 Del Rio 28 70 New Braunfels 69 Jim Karels Cleburne # 811
1994-1995 Longview 29 71 Beaumont 70 Bill Hill Lubbock #1348
1995-1996 San Angelo 30 72 Died in Office *Hugh Gillispie North Houston #2562
1995-1996   73 Mesquite 71 Royce Butler Amarillo # 923
1996-1997 McAllen 31 74 Wichita Falls 72 Royce Butler Amarillo # 923
1997-1998 Longview 32 75 Richardson 73 Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE Plano-Richardson  #2485
1998-1999 Grapevine 33 76 New Braunfels 74 Bill Hart Chisholm Trail #2659
1999-2000  Brenham  34 77 Longview  75 Jim Arnold  Pearland  #2732 
2000-2001  Corpus Christi  35 78 Richardson  76 Glen Castlebury  Austin  #201 
2001-2002  Corpus Christi  36 79 Richardson  77 Les Reagan  Grapevine  #2483 
2002-2003  Corpus Christi  37 80 Richardson  78 Jim Plummer  Brenham  #979 
2003-2004 Houston 38 81  Addison 79  Don Pepper Wichita Falls #1105
2004-2005 Houston 39 82  Addison 80  Wayne Christopher Clear Lake #2322
2005-2006 San Antonio 40 83  Addison 81  Jud Good Plano-Richardson  #2485
2006-2007 Austin 41 84  Addison 82  Bob Finch Dallas #71
2007-2008 Austin 42 85  Addison 83 Don Pepper Wichita Falls #1105
2008-2009 Kerrville 43 86  Addison 84 Kirk Storey Kerrville #2081
*Denotes Deceased

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