RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE BAYLOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

WHEREAS, the Baylor Alumni Association has served for more than 150 years as a means for Baylor alumni to join together in support of Baylor and has honored its pledge on behalf of Baylor alumni to “maintain, defend, and support, by all means in their power, the original design of the founders of the Institution, to make it a true educational establishment of the highest grade”; and

WHEREAS, R. W. “Buddy” Rees ’57 was a valued member of the Board of Directors of the Baylor Alumni Association, building upon a lifelong commitment to and involvement with Baylor University, his beloved alma mater, and was serving in this capacity at the time of his death on November 19, 2009; and

WHEREAS, R. W. “Buddy” Rees had a distinguished thirty-year career in the food industry, retiring as president of Charitto Foods, and as such served as a wonderful ambassador for Baylor in his professional circles; and

WHEREAS, R. W. “Buddy” Rees was an outstanding member of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, contributing his time and talents as deacon chair, a member of numerous committees, and a youth Sunday school teacher for twenty-five years; and

WHEREAS, R. W. “Buddy” Rees proved, through his values and actions, that Baylor alumni are powerful forces for good in the world, as particularly demonstrated by his mission work in Cuba, where he was instrumental in establishing a seminary, founding many churches, and leading many to Christ;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Baylor Alumni
Association celebrates the life of R. W. “Buddy” Rees, expresses its gratitude for his many contributions to the Baylor family, and extends its condolences to the Rees family upon the loss of a man who meant the world to so many people.

Unanimously approved on February 4, 2010