Moments in Texas State REACT Council's History...

DEDICATION AND THANKS!

The following accounting of our State Council's history was dedicated to Richard Pratz who formatted the final corrections and additions. His sixteen-year involvement with the Council made his critical reading of the draft doubly helpful. Without his assistance, in countless ways, publication of this history would not have been possible. Richard passed away in June 1999, so this page is dedicated to his memory and his years of work to build up REACT, not only in this state, but within the REACT International organization world wide.

Every person named in this history deserves a special commendation of gratitude from everyone who has ever been assisted by a REACT monitor in Texas. Some were not listed specifically by name but their tireless hours of monitoring and dedicated service to their communities has given Texans that "We Care" attitude shared by REACTors everywhere, and appreciated by their communities. No one was intentionally overlooked or left out of this history.

History accounts included for the years of 1976 thru 1993, were compiled by Keren Pratz of Bell County REACT, who served as Council Historian thru 1993.

The following is a list of presidents who served the
Texas State REACT council since it's inception

• The year of 1976 In the Beginning ...
• The year of 1977 REACT was "Heaven" in '77
• The year of 1978 Texas REACT was First Rate in '78
• The year of 1979 On "REACT Time" in '79
• The year of 1980 Financial Matters Were Weighty in '80
• The year of 1981 More Ground Won in '81
• The year of 1982 More to Do in '82
• The year of 1983 More Gloom & Doom - License-Free in '83
• The year of 1984 Needed to Monitor More in '84
• The year of 1985 REACT in Texas Was Alive and Well in '85
• The year of 1986 Deep Six to Old Tricks in '86
• The year of 1987 Down by Eleven in '87
• The year of 1988 Some Reports Late in '88
• The year of 1989 More to be Done in '89
• The year of 1990 Slump in Communications in '90
• The year of 1991 A Victory for Enthusiastic Leadership in '91
• The year of 1992 Membership Push Anew in '92
• The year of 1993 Teamwork means "WE" in '93
• More coming (we hope). Council is remaining very active, just nobody has written up an "approved" version of a condensed annual report for the subsequent years of 1994 thru present.