Texas Lions
Hall of Fame

The purpose of the Texas Lions Hall of Fame is to bestow an honor upon outstanding Lions in the State of Texas who have given unselfishly of their time and talents to further the cause of humanitarian services.
1972 Wilbur M. Abbey, PDG * Port Arthur 2-S1
1972 David A. Evans, PIP * Texas City 2-S4
1972 Joe Fisher, PID Beaumont 2-S1
1972 Fred R. Grimes, PID * Hillsboro 2-X
1972 Julien C. Hyer, PIP * Dallas 2-X1
1972 R. A. Lipscomb, PID * Lubbock 2-E
1972 E. B. "Tex" Mayer, PID * La Grange 2-S3
1972 Wilfred R. McDonald, PDG * Fort Worth 2-E1
1972 E. H. "Eddie" Munger, PDG Houston 2-S2
1972 Herb C. Petry, Jr., PIP * Carrizo Springs 2-A2
1972 Dr. Richard A. Self, PID * Dallas Oak Cliff 2-X 
1972 W. Bryan Sparks, PDG * Cooper 2-X
1972 Don D. Zimmerman, PDG * Hereford 2-T1
1973 Frank Robertson, PDG * Kerrville 2-A
1973 Jack Wiech, PDG * Brownsville 2-A
1973 Charles F. Williams, PDG * Fort Worth 2-E
1973 J. B. Wooldridge, PDG * Anahuac 2-S1
1974 Robert C. "Bob" Coffey, PDG * Longview 2-A
1974 Everett J. "Ebb" Grindstaff, PIP Ballinger 2-A1
1974 Jesse "Guy" Smith, PDG * Commerce 2-X
1975 W. L. Edelman, PDG * Friona 2-T1
1975 Dr. Randall D. Watkins, PID * Abilene 2-E1
1975 D. Schley Riley, PDG * Big Spring 2-T2
1975 P. E. "Pete" Shotwell, PDG * Abilene 2-E1
1977 Robert E. Price, PDG * Port Arthur 2-A
1978 R. M. "Bob" Arnold, PDG Gatesville 2-X
1978 Don A. Buckalew, PID Conroe 2-S2
1978 Joe E. Childers, PID * Abilene 2-E1
1978 Joe B. Parr, PDG * Houston 2-S2 
1979 Verne L. Carrington, PDG * Denton 2-E2
1979 Roy N. Davis, PDG Weslaco 2-A3
1979 Edwin H. Flood, PID Amarillo 2-T1
1979 Raford Hair El Paso  2-T3
1980 R. C. Franks, PDG Bryan 2-S5
1980 Hyman Laufer, PDG * Kilgore 2-X2
1980 A. B. "Buck" Morgan, PDG * Grand Prairie 2-X1
1981 A. G. "Dee" De Martini Sugarland 2-S4
1981 George P. Futch, Jr., PDG * Henderson 2-S1
1981 Roy Minear, PDG * Midland 2-T2
1981 Dr. Rupert N. Richardson, PDG * Abilene 2-E1
1981 Edgar O. "Ed" Skypala, State Secretary Hereford 2-T1
1982 Herbert F. Bars Waco 2-X3
1982 G. S. "Sealie" McCreless, PDG * San Antonio 2-A2 
1982 J. L. "Jimmy" McPhearson, PDG Houston 2-S2
1982 Allen Reeves El Paso  2-T3
1982 J. Andrew Smith, PDG * San Antonio 2-A
1983 Albert W. Brown, PDG Denison 2-E2 
1983 Don L. Hamilton, PDG Tyler 2-X2
1983 James H. Harbin, PDG * Waxahachie 2-X1
1983 Robert F. Koennecke, PDG Seguin 2-S3
1983 Alfred N. Rogers, PDG McAllen 2-A3
1984 Larry Fuller. PDG Amarillo 2-T1
1984 Dr. D. L. Ligon, PDG * Wichita Falls 2-E1
1984 John F. Morriss Woodsboro 2-S4
1984 Chris C. Roark, PDG Groves 2-S1
1984 George M. Thompson, PDG * Sweetwater 2-A1
1985 Doug R. Beauchamp, PDG * Corsicana 2-X3
1985 Reynold H. "Rey" Costa, PDG San Antonio 2-A2
1985 Fred Hamilton, PDG Hockley 2-S2
1985 W. W. "Bill" Stevic, PDG Odessa 2-T3
1986 Dexter Anderson, PDG * Eagle Lake 2-S3
1986 M. P. "Mike" Butler, PID Kerrville 2-A2
1986 F. Hall Brown, Jr., PDG * Dallas 2-X1
1986 Bill Hudson, PDG * Denton 2-E2
1986 Ray Hughston, PID Brownsville 2-A3
1986 Chester E. Penick, PDG * White Oak 2-X2
1986 T. Loren Maples, PDG * Graham 2-E1
1987 Carl O. Hyde, PDG * Midland 2-T2
1987 Glenn C. Portis, PDG Cuero 2-S4
1987 Joe B. Redman, PDG * Beaumont 2-S1
1987 Raymond White, PDG Hereford 2-T1 
1988 C. E. Carrruth, PDG * Andrews 2-T3
1988 J. A. "Abe" Houston, PDG Waco 2-X3
1988 C. Howard Leverett, Jr., PID Houston 2-S2
1988 J. J. Sharnberg Lubbock  2-T2
1988 Melvin R. Smith Houston  2-S2
1988 "Zot" Zotarelli, PDG San Antonio 2-A2
1989 Dr. W. R. Cheatham, PDG Daingerfield 2-X2
1989 Leroy "Atta-Boy" Cornelius, PDG Portland 2-A3
1989 W. T. "Dub" Nelson, PDG * Dallas Oak Cliff 2-X1 
1989 Harry E. Rankin, PDG * Fort Worth 2-E2
1989 Lindall "Lin" Rose, PDG New Braunfels 2-S3
1990 Leslie William Collins, PDG * El Campo 2-A
1990 Jimmie Pigman, Jr., PDG * Dalhart 2-T1
1990 Conner S. Scott, PDG Brownwood 2-A2
1990 Chester E. Stout, PDG Carthage 2-S1
1990 James H. Wheeler, Jr., PDG Abilene 2-E1
1991 Jack Baggett, PDG Corsicana 2-X3
1991 H. M. "Hack" Lasater, PDG McLean 2-T2
1991 F. Ray McLaughlin, PDG * Alpine 2-T3
1991 John J. Tryling, PDG * Houston 2-S2
1991 Sidney Schwartz, PDG San Antonio 2-A2
1991 Freddie A. Wolters, PDG College Station 2-S3 
1992 George E. Bushong, PDG* Dallas Park Cities 2-X1
1992 Garvis Gilbert, PDG Cypress Springs 2-X2
1992 Orville Harris Corpus Christi 2-A3
1992 J. T. Hinkle, PDG * River Oaks 2-E2
1992 Willie Kocurek, PDG Austin 2-S3
1993 Dave Donnell Brazoria 2-S4
1993 R. Roy Keaton, Past Dir General * Weatherford 2-E2
1993 John B. Kendrick, PDG * Mineral Wells 2-E1
1993 William D. "Bill" Mauldin, PDG * Jacksonville 2-S1
1993 Jimmy M. Ross, PID Canyon 2-T1
1994 Mark Anderson, PDG Eagle Lake 2-S3
1994 Lytle H. Blankenship, PDG Uvalde 2-A2
1994 Marshall W. Cooper, PID Beaumont 2-T2
1994 Crawford H. Drever Killeen 2-X3
1994 Joe C. Parish, PDG Odessa 2-T3
1994 Charles W. Philipp, PDG Pearland 2-S2
1994 N. K. Snodgrass, PDG * Lubbock 2-T2
1995 Burton E. Diebel Alice 2-A3
1995 Marion B. Snider, PDG Dallas Park Cities 2-X1
1995 Ed Stebbins, PDG Arlington 2-E2
1995 R. J. "Jim" Williams, PDG Marshall 2-X2
1995 Jack W. Wise, PDG New Braunfels 2-S3
1996 Wilbert Boulet, PDG Port Arthur 2-S1
1996 Irvin D. Hiler, PDG Abilene 2-E1
1996 Paul L. Palmer, PDG Early 2-A1
1996 W. R. "Wally" Niemeyer, PDG * Dickinson 2-S4
1996 James C. Wheeler, PDG Amarillo 2-T1
1997 Fred A. Bender, PDG Temple 2-X3
1997 George L. Conner, PDG Houston 2-S2
1997 Francis "Frank" Leroux, PDG El Paso 2-T3
1997 Hoyse McMurtry, PDG Lubbock 2-T2
1997 Joe Al Picone, PDG Brenham 2-S3
1997 Mel Smith, PDG Universal City 2-A2
1998 Roy H. Byars, PDG Blanco 2-S3
1998 Herbert "Doc" Daniels, PDG Tyler 2-X2
1998 Jack A. Harris, PDG* Fort Worth 2-E2
1998 Sylvan Mortiz, PDG* Dallas Oak Cliff 2-X1
1998 Richard "Rick" Talbert, PDG Weslaco 2-A3
1999 Leon Adickes, PDG Hemphill 2-S1
1999 Harland B. Brancel, PDG San Angelo 2-A1
1999 Rick Garrett, PDG Amarillo 2-T1
1999 Stan Sheppard, PDG * Missouri City 2-S4
1999 Tom Ward, PDG Breckenridge 2-E1
2000 Ben Baker, PDG Waco 2-X3
2000 Vernon Carmichael, PDG * Missouri City 2-S2
2000 David E. Kalich, PDG Weimar 2-S5
2000 Francisco "Pancho" Luna, PDG* Dallas Central 2-X1
2000 Michael Rourke, PDG San Antonio 2-A2 
2000 Tut Tawwater, PDG Plainview 2-T2
2001 David V. "Ike" Boling, PDG Rockport 2-A3
2001 Connie de la Garza, PID Harlingen 2-A3
2001 William J. "Bill" Kolozie, PDG New Braunfels 2-S3
2001 Odis Pharr, PDG* Pantego 2-X1
2001 Jack Wakin, PDG Wake Village 2-X2
2002 Luren Campbell, PDG Olney 2-E1
2002 Dr. Bubba Hirsch, PDG Trinity 2-S1
2002 John P. Richardson, PDG Beeville 2-S4
2002 Vershel H. Smith, PDG Sweetwater 2-T3
2002 Dr. Kenneth Waugh, PDG Canyon 2-T1
2003 D.H. “Dick” Alphin Harlandale 2-A2
2003 Aubrey L. Cherry El Paso 2-T3
2003 Gerry Chandler Criswell Bryan 2-S5
2003 James “Bud” McCune Huffman 2-S2
2003 Eldon Kenneth "Ken" Schroeder China Springs 2-X3
2003 Jack F. Strong, Sr. Lubbock 2-T2
2004 William "Bill" Manix, PDG Corpus Christi Downtown 2-A3
2004 J.L. Akridge, PDG Georgetown Evening 2-S3
2004 Alan Howard Snyder, Jr., PDG* Preston North Dallas 2-X1
2004 C.J. "Smokey" Stevens, Jr., PDG Texarkana Evening 2-X2
2004 Jack G. Adkison, PDG River Oaks 2-E2
2005 Earl Long, PDG Amarillo 2-T1
2005 C. Lee Smith, PDG Clyde 2-E1
2005 Ike Fitzgerald, PDG Midland 2-A1
2005 S. R. "Moe" Cully, PDG Nederland 2-S1
2005 Jack Grounds, PDG Sugar Land 2-S4
2006 Charles Shannon, PDG Ropesville 2-T2
2006 Leroy Hufford, PDG Ysleta 2-T3
2006 Alvin Coleman, PDG Palistine 2-X3
2006 James A. Blocklinger Del Rio Host 2-A2
2006 Pat Brennan, PCC Conroe 2-S2
2006 Eul Stockard. PDG Bryan 2-S5
2007 Bill R. Graham, PDG Gainesville 2-E2
2007 Bill Melton, PDG Dallas Oak Cliff 2-X1
2007 Carol French, PCC Kilgore 2-X2
2007 Glynn Kaigler, PDG Portland 2-A3
2007 J. P. Kirksey Austin Founders Downtown  2-S3
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* Deceased
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