Death of Jack Lamkin-Founding Member Friends of Big Bend

[txsweetlady1]

In case anyone knew Jack Lamkin who was a long time supporter of Big Bend and founding member of Friends of Big Bend, he passed away April 30, 2011 in Brownwood, TX.
Link to his obituary is below and the following is an excerpt regarding his long time service to Big Bend.
"In retirement, he and Joan moved to Marathon to serve as volunteers at Big Bend National Park, where they contributed more than 10,000 volunteer hours. Jack and Joan are founding members of The Friends of Big Bend National Park and Jack spearheaded the drive to authorize a specialized license plate for Big Bend National Park for the State of Texas. Jack and Joan were recognized in 1999, for their contributions to the National Parks Service by the U.S. Department of the Interior."

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theeagle/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=150771291

[SHANEA]

I had not heard that unfortunate and sad news.  I met Jack several years ago.  He did a lot for the Friends of Big Bend as well as the National Park.  He made a difference and will be missed.  Condolences to family and friends.

In early 1997, founding board member Jack Lamkin initiated a successful effort to seek legislative approval of a special designed license plate to benefit Big Bend National Park.  Thousands of Texans have supported Big Bend through their purchase of both car and motorcycle license plates.