ORDER N0, c7809
RRTIFY PROCLAMATION DECLARING
"ROD KENNEDY DAY"
On this the 15th day of October, C00c, upon motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded 6y Commissioners Williams, the
Co~_~rt unanimously approved by a vote of 3-0-0, ratification of
F'r•oclamation declaring October Ic, '002 as "Rod Kennedy Day."
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
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REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henneke OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: October 15 .2002 TIME PREFERRED:
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Consider and discuss ratification of Proclamation declaring October 12, 2002 as "Rod Kennedy Day."
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy was abig-band singer in the 1940's, a Marine sergeant in the
Korean Waz, founder of Austin's first FM radio station and second
television station;
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy has produced more than 1,500 events in the past 55 years,
including 31 yeazs of festivals in the Texas Hill Country;
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy has produced 12 Isla Mujeres International Music Festivals,
8 Longhorn Jazz Festivals, 5 Summer Music Festivals, 2 Celebrate Austin
Music Festivals, 3 Mesquite Folk Festivals, a dozen bluegrass and folk
music concerts in Houston's Jones Hall and Miller Outdoor Theater, and
hundreds of other events;
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy has produced 31 Kerrville Folk Festivals, 15 Kemille
Bluegrass Festivals (1974-1991), 11 Kerrville Wine & Music Festivals, 3
Kemille Goodtime Music Festivals (1983-1986), 2 Kemille Classical
Music Festivals and other events in Kerr County;
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy has served as executive director of his own Kerrville Music
Foundation, Inc., dedicated to assisting emerging songwriters; and as
founding chairman of the Texas Festivals Association and served on the
TFA boazd for a decade;
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy recently founded and serves as executive director of the non-
profit tourism group, the Kerrville Special Events Association, to continue
to bring events and tourism to fill some of Kerrville's "empty" weekends;
and
WHEREAS; Rod Kennedy is retiring from producing the continuing festivals at Quiet
Valley Ranch, "9 miles south of Kemffie on Highway 16."
NOW THEREFORE BF, IT PROCLAIMED:
That October 12, 2002, is to be celebrated as
"ROD KENNEDY DAY"
Signed this 11 `" day of October, 2002.
FRED HENNEKE
KERR COUNTY JUDGE