Brownwood Mayor Bert V. Massey II was honored Tuesday night at the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet with the year’s top award, the Groner Pitts “Lifetime of Service” Award. Massey now joins only three other past recipients of the honor including Stuart Coleman, Putter Jarvis, and J. Fred Perry.
In an emotional acceptance speech, Massey said that he was honored to be mentioned in the same breath as Groner Pitts along with the previous winners.
Massey was also recognized with a presentation from State Congressman Jim Keffer and State Senator Troy Fraser along with comments from Hilary Stegemoller on behalf of US Representative Mike Conaway.
Although it was the highlight of the evening, Massey was not the only Brownwood resident to be honored at the banquet. Thirteen awards were handed out to individuals and businesses that went above and beyond.
Man of the year was awarded to Frank Hilton for his participation in several historical organizations and his tireless efforts which are keeping the history of Brownwood alive.
Woman of the year was given to Ann Jones who stays busy on countless committees and boards. Most notably is the recently established Workforce Education Committee.
See photos of the full award winners below.
Top Photo from (l) to (r): Stuart Coleman, J. Fred Perry, Bert V. Massey II, and Putter Jarvis
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Mayor Bert V. Massey II (r) receives the Groner Pitts “Lifetime of Service” award from the 2009 winner J. Fred Perry (l) |
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Frank Hilton (r) receives the Man of the Year award from the 2009 winner Eric Evans (l) |
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Ann Jones (l) receives is presented with the Woman of the Year award from the 2009 recipient Debbie Morelock (r) |
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Darrell Haynes (l) is presented with the Outstanding Professional of the Year award by the outgoing Chamber Board President Stephen Haynes. |
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Betty Terry was posthumously awarded the Good Neighbor Award. Her daughter Peggy accepted the award on her behalf. |
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Scott Morelock (l) receives the Good Neighbor Award |
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Calvin Gray (r) receives the Good Neighbor Award |
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Norman Tinkler (l) accepts the Large Business of the Year Award for TexasBank |
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Toni Hill (r) accepts the Medium Business of the Year Award for McCoy’s. |
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Hank Hunter (r) accepts the Small Business of the Year Award for his company HWH Janitorial. |
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Brian Kight (l) accepts the Community Partner Award on behalf of Texas State Technical College |
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Jerry Don Gleaton (l) was awarded Volunteer of the Year |
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Joan Atchley (r) was awarded Ambassador of the Year |
