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1. Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth, Texas Vol. 96 No. 6 August 8, 2014
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Editorial
Program
August 8, 2014
FORT WORTH CLUB
SPEAKER:
LarryPetrash,
DistrictGovernor,
RotaryDistrict#5790
Chairman for the Day:
Wayne Carson,
CEO,
ACHChild&FamilyServices
NEWSCAST: William Fitzgerald,
Attorney,
Law Office of William T. Fitzgerald
Clear Fork Royalty
I admire companies and
organizationsthatplacetheirmembers/
customers and their mission first,
realizing that performance and profits
willfollowoncetheyestablishastrong
culture.
FromRitz-CarltonandNordstrom’s
to Walt Disney World, we learn about
excellence, passion, anticipating
customerneeds,andrespondingatthe
speed of light with a smile.
While each of these companies
offers elevated levels of customer
service and employee engagement, I
continue to be impressed whenever
seeing the Rotary Four-Way Test in
action. At Clear Fork Royalty, we have
basedourcorevalues,missionandvision
largelyuponthosesameconcepts.
AsRotarians,weallknowthat“The
BigFour”fromRotaryInternationalare:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and
BETTERFRIENDSHIPS?
JosephDeWoody
4. It is BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Those very principles led to the
creation of our own “Big Four” at Clear
Fork Royalty. Our company specializes
incashpurchasesoroilandgasroyalties
and mineral rights from individuals,
estates, trusts and companies. We
purchaseoilandgasroyaltiesin21states
from Texas to North Dakota.
Here is the Clear Fork “Big Four”:
1. Treatallinvestorsandroyalty
sellersasiftheyweremembersofour
own family. Just as with Rotary’s “Big
Four,” we concentrate on the truth,
fairness, good will and mutually
beneficial solutions. “Is it the TRUTH?”
2. Never compromise the
conviction that doing the right thing,
even when inconvenient and
financially to our disadvantage, is
always the right thing. In Rotary
parlance, “Is it FAIR to all concerned?”
3. Create and foster such a
positiverelationshipwitheachinvestor
and royalty seller that if they were in
need of similar services in the future,
they would call us without
consideration of any other royalty
company. Repeat customers are the
goalofeverycustomer,inyourbusiness
and in ours. “Will it build GOOD WILL
and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?”
4. Conduct business in such a
straightforward and transparent
manner that we would stand out as a
positive example in the royalty
industry, which is often publicized by
the practices of its bad actors. We
compete with some extraordinarily
ethical companies and, at the same
time, with others who fall short of the
mark. We are focused on remaining
true to our core values and principles.
“Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”
We can study the top performing
companies of the world and none will
have a superior definition of ethical
business principles than Rotary
International.
~JosephDeWoody,
President,
Clear Fork Royalty
2. ROTARIAN: Lisa Artman
Last Meeting
ROTARIAN: Wayne Carson
SusanMorgan
PresidentWaynemusthaveknown
that we would need a prayer a little
laterintheprogramwhenhefirstcalled
on Andy Taft to report on last night’s
winetastingeventattheCapitalGrille,
hosted by Gloria Starling. Andy, who
hadbeensittinginthebackoftheroom,
madehiswaytothepodium,andhewas
justsooooofriendly,givingex-President
Bo,abighug,ashemadehiswaytothe
front of the room. After sampling
Alison’s tea and giving Todd an
impromptu shoulder massage, he
approached the podium, grabbed the
microphoneandsaid“Idon’tremember
a thing!” and went back to his seat.
Obviously, a good time was had by all.
Eight flights of wine? My goodness!
Thank you, Gloria, for hosting such a
goodtime.
Todd Mulford gave the invocation,
Doug Briley gave his usual boisterous
accompaniment to the National
Anthem, Alison Edwards introduced
guests, and Dr. Susan Blue presented
thenewscast. Thereseemedtobeonly
gloomynewstoreportuntilsheshared
that video games would be offered for
saleasanewconcessionatRangerand
Cowboygamesthisyear,justincasewe
want to watch something with a little
action!
Judge Don Pierson introduced our
speaker, Konni Burton, by saying that
the District 10 State Senate seat she is
running for will be the most expensive
racethisyearotherthanthegovernor,
andwillbecloselywatchedbyall. When
askedhowmanyintheaudiencelivein
District10,roughlyhalftheroomraised
theirhands.
Konni began by telling us she was
borninKerrvillebutgrewupinthesmall
town of Banquete (rhymes with
spaghetti). Herfatherwastheprincipal
of her high school and her mother was
theschoolsecretary. SheattendedUNT,
whereshemetherhusband,andsettled
in Northeast Tarrant County about 30
years ago. Her first career was at a
paper company and then she started
herownweddingconsultingbusiness.
ShesharedthattheStockyardsarea
ofnorthFortWorthisoneofherfavorite
places and she and her family can be
foundtheremostweekends.
Konni was an active volunteer with
The Gladney Center, and adopted two
wonderfulgirlsthere.
In 2012, Konni decided to get
involved in politics. She had watched
WendyDavisgetelectedtotheseatfor
which she is now running, and felt that
she could better represent all of her
conservative neighbors. She believes
thatprosperityshouldnotendwithher
generation.
She shared that her campaign is
about ideas to make Texas strong,
focusing on four issues: Fiscal
Responsibility, Border Security,
Education and Protecting the Rights of
Citizens.
Fiscal Responsibility - She will fight
to pass a budget free of accounting
tricks and decline to pass on debt to
futuregenerations.
Border Security - Washington has
failed to secure the border. She will
support providing resources to law
enforcement, arming them with
manpower and technology to combat
thethreatstoourstatealongthe1,200
miles of border.
Education - She will work to
implement more accountability
standards and help to find a way to
reachouttostudentsinfailingschools.
Protect Rights of Citizens – She
strongly supports the Second
Amendment,andbelievesthateveryone
hastherighttodefendthemselvesand
theirfamilies.
A spirited question and answer
sessionconcludedtheprogram.
PresidentWayneclosedthemeeting
byinformingusthatnextweek’sspeaker
with be our Rotary District Governor.
~Susan Morgan,
Firm Administrator,
Bakutis,McCully&Sawyer
3. 08/15/14 PaulPaine,President,FortWorthSouth,Inc.
08/22/14 Dr. Andrew Morriss, Dean, Texas A&M School of Law
09/05/14 RobertEarleyandMikeWilliams,partnershipbetweenJPSand
UNTHSC-SOLD: Mutual of Omaha Bank
10/03/14 ChrisDelConte,AthleticDirector,TexasChristianUniversity
10/10/14 David Cooke, City Manager, City of Fort Worth
10/17/14 Dr.MichaelWilliams,UNTHSC
10/31/14 KevinBuehler,CEO(retired),ALCON
11/07/14 SharenWilson,TarrantCountyDistrictAttorney
12/19/14 HolidayHarmonies-SOLD:JamesL.WestAlzheimer'sCenter
01/09/15 FearsomeFoursome
04/10/15 DarrenWoods,FortWorthOpera
06/26/15 The Roast
Should you have any questions, please contact the Rotary Office or
Monica Balbo for additional advertising and sponsorship information.
RotaryOffice:817-332-7977
RotaryEmail:mktginfo@rotaryfortworth.org
Monica:FWRotary.mktginfo@gmail.com
Friday's Speaker
Upcoming Sponsorship Opportunities
LarryPetrash
Larry was born in Ft. Monmouth,
NewJersey,toTexasparents,andraised
in a military family, moving to various
places around the world that included
Ansbach, Germany and Tokyo, Japan.
Hecompletedhishighschooleducation
in Houston, Texas. He graduated from
Texas A&M University with a BBA in
Management and a Masters of
Education Degree in Educational
AdministrationwithaminorinBusiness.
Heservedtwenty-sevenyearsinthe
U.S. Army Reserve, earning the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, in the Medical
Service Corps. His expertise was in
Hospital Administration. His service
renderedsixteenmedalsincludingfour
awards of the Army Commendation
Medal;oneArmyAchievementMedal;
two awards of the National Defense
Service Medal for Vietnam and
Operation Desert Storm; four awards
of the Reserve Components
Achievement Medal; and two awards
of the Army Reserve Medal among
others.
He is a retired Insurance Company
Executive - turned Risk Management
Consultant, who assisted companies
with captive management, self-
insurance programs, and commercial
insuranceportfolios. Healsoprovided
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration(OSHA)safetyconsulting.
HereceivedhisCharteredPropertyand
Casualty Underwriter designation, the
highest designation in the insurance
industry, in 1994; he received his
AssociateinRiskManagementin1989.
Additionally,Larryteachespart-timeas
an Adjunct Professor of Business at
MidwesternStateUniversityinWichita
Falls, Texas.
Larry has served his community on
numerous boards, president of almost
all of them, over the last thirty years.
Currently, in addition to Rotary, he is
President of the Wichita Falls Chapter
of the Military Officers Association of
Americaandservesatthestatelevelas
SecretaryandRegionalVicePresident,
TexasCouncilofChapters. Larryserved
20yearsontheboardofSouthsideYouth
Senter in Wichita Falls and is Past
President. HeisalsoPastVicePresident
ofRiskManagementfortheNorthwest
Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of
America. In 2003, he was awarded the
prestigious Silver Beaver Award which
recognizeshismanyyearsofoutstanding
leadershiptoyouth.
LarryservedHospiceofWichitaFalls
for six years (2002 -2008) serving as
President in 2007. He also served the
Senior Citizens of North Texas Board
for six years and as President in 1989.
LarryhasbeenmarriedtoPaulasince
1968. Theymettheirfirstdayincollege,
bothreceivingdegreesfromTexasA&M
University. Paula is a Nursing Home
AdministratorandSocialWorker. They
havethreechildren: PhysicianAssistant
Laura Diane Petrash, Yukon, OK; Air
Force Tech Sergeant Jason William
Petrash, U.S. Air Force Academy,
Colorado Springs, CO; and Air Force
Captain Dustin Edward Petrash,
VandenbergAirForceBase,California.
LarryandPaulahavesixgrandchildren.
In 2013, the Rotary Club of Fort
Worth introduced a fun new way for
prospective Rotarians to get to know
theClubanditsmembers.TheBoardof
Directors along with the Classification
and Membership Committee started
these“FiresideChats”sothatpotential
RotarianscouldseehowmuchtheClub
wantedthemtobeapartofthefamily.
Rotarians host these Fireside Chats at
venues and businesses across Fort
Worth, where guests can mingle and
enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.
Chatsarelimitedto15prospectsand15
proposers,withacostof$25perperson.
Fireside Chats
Please contact Amy, if you are
interestedinbringingaprospecttoour
nextFiresideChat.
· September 25 @ 5:30 pm–
hosted by Andy Taft at
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff &
Miller, LLP
· October 9 @ 6:00 pm– hosted
by Ken Barr at Park Place
Maserati Fort Worth
· November 18 @ 5:30 pm–
hosted by John Robinson at
the Amon G. Carter Museum
4. I imagine some of the highs that a
UPS,FedExormaildeliverypersongets
fromtheirworkisthattheyaregenerally
bringing something good to someone.
Havinghadthechancetorepresentour
Clubanddeliverschoolsuppliestosome
Tarrant County organizations today, I
felt that impact. I was not responsible
for the accumulation of the supplies,
thatwasalldonebyyouall,themembers
of our fine Rotary Club. Yet, I got to
enjoythewarmreceptions,appreciative
gestures and kind words of the great
peopleImetdoingtheirbesttomakea
difference at these worthy
organizations.
ACH, Camp Fire of Texas and the
TarrantCountyLiteracyCoalitionallhad
welcoming smiles and kind words that
they asked me to pass along to our
Downtown Fort Worth Rotary Club
members. Behind that message, and
thereasonIwantedtowritetoday,was
thatIfeltagreatdesiretohelpgenerate
moreinthefutureforthem. Asmostof
youknow,walkingthroughthedoorsof
acharitableorganization,youarelikely
to immediately feel two things;
appreciationforthepeopleworkingso
hard and a desire to help.
Delivery Man
JasonByrne
LastThursday,July31,mywifeandI
attendedthefirstofthreewinetasting
eventssponsoredbyTheCapitalGrille.
Our member and managing partner at
The Capital Grille, Gloria Starling
arranged for an informative, and
delicious evening featuring 8 different
winessponsoredbyJacksonFamilyFine
Wines. This family-owned enterprise
maintains 37 separate vineyards
includingsuchfamousnamesasKendall-
Jackson, Atalon, Freemark Abbey, La
Crema and Stonestreet. I’m not sure
what I enjoyed more, the wine paired
with superb food or the enthusiastic
performance of the Jackson
representative,AshleyDurkin.However,
Idoknowthatwhenthefood,thewine
andthepresentationwereallcombined
in an elegant setting with outstanding
service…letthegoodtimesroll!
My wife, Mary, and I have been to
several wine tasting events over the
years. This one was the top of the
pyramid. As soon as I sober up a bit, I
think I’ll do it again.
~RushVann,
Owner,
VannInvestmentManagement
Wine Tasting
RushVann
Make-Up
Attendance
Western Fort Worth:
07.30.14 .........................Kathryn Bryan
Years of Service
Bryon Keil, 51 Years
Dale Griffin, 40 Years
Get More Out of Your
Membership!
The Rotary Club of Fort Worth
has a number of ways to get
involved. We currently have 12
committeesandover13immediate
volunteer opportunities and many
more on the horizon.
If you are interested in serving
on a committee, please call the
Rotary Office at 817-332-7977.
The Committee responsible for
Community Outreach initiatives in our
Clubhasworkedhardtoprovideoutlets
forourClub’sservice-orientedmission.
I hope you will take that extra few
secondsthenexttimeyouseetheBoard
of Needs up at a meeting in the future.
Take a look, make a commitment to
helping our Club make a difference in
supportofsomanypeople’swonderful
efforts in our community. Your
continued support and donations are
much appreciated and I wanted to be
suretoconveythat,especiallyaftermy
first-hand experience today on behalf
of you. Thank you and God Bless.
~JasonByrne,
Director of Corporate Relations,
TCU Advancement Office
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
of the things we think say or do
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL AND
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
SPEAKER:
Paul Paine,
President,
Fort Worth South, Inc.
Chairman of the Day:
Gary Cumbie
NextWeek's
Program
August 15, 2014
5. ROTARYCLUBOFFORTWORTH,TEXAS
Club No. 75, organized February 27, 1913
Published weekly, subscription price $1.00 per an-
num.
Publication office, 715 Fort Worth Club Building
76102
TELEPHONE: (817) 332-7977
FAX: (817) 335-4759
EMAILS: amy@rotaryfortworth.org
rotaryoffice@rotaryfortworth.org
WEBSITE:
www.rotaryfortworth.org
Executive Office, 715 Fort Worth Club Building
Luncheon Friday, 12:15 p.m., 12th Floor
Fort Worth Club Building
Amy H. Bearden, Executive Director
Michelle L. Beniak, Executive Assistant
District 5790 Governor, Rotary International
Larry Petrash
OFFICERS
Wayne Carson ................................................. President
Doug Briley ........................................... President-Elect
Andy Taft ................................................. Vice President
Mary Kathryn Anderson ................................. Secretary
Pat Hawkins .................................................... Treasurer
Bill Fairley ........................................ Sergeant-at-Arms
DIRECTORS
Marilyn Ackmann Mary Kathryn Anderson
Mike Baylor Henry Borbolla
Doug Briley Wayne Carson
Bill Fairley Mary Louise Garcia
Pat Hawkins Joan Kline
Tim Plocica Andy Taft
ROTAGRAPH
Mary Louise Garcia ............................................... Editor
Associate Editors
Monica Balbo .............................................. Advertising
Perry Pillow ..................................................... Editorials
Evan Eastman ........................................... Last Meeting
Mark Mourer ........................................... New Members
2 TimMcKinney
4 TonyShuman
5 RobertCapper,EarlCox
7 JamesBranch,WilliamCollins,
KimberlyGodde,AlexSibilsky
8 RosaNavejar
9 NinaKnight,JohnO'Rear
10 LarryAnfin,SteveKessler,
SusanMorgan
11 LisaArtman,BlakeMoorman,
TimPlocica
13 NealShields
14 LarryMundt
16 JudCramer
17 AmesFender,RobertGrace,
Leslie Oliver
18 JodyUlich,DougWhite
19 AnneGardner
20 PatHawkins,JenniferJohns,
RebeccaMontgomery
21 JungusJordan,BettyeRodgers
22 CharlesSeely,MelanieWilson
23 PaigeHendricks
24 NormanRobbins
25 AndyTaft
26 BarryBailey
August Birthdays
27 MelisaSchultz
28 ChristieStinson
29 JeffreyBundy,Murray
Morton,ToddMulford
30 ChrisJordan,JohnNorris
DUNCAN, A. BAKER
“Baker” May 3
Mineral Oil Industry - Oil & Gas
Exploration,Producing
J.C. Pace Company
420ThrockmortonStreet#710
76102 Phone:817-332-1235
Fax: 817-332-3296
Email:bduncan@paceco.net
3733Potomac
76107 Phone:210-787-9633
Susan 2014
JORDAN, CHRIS A.
“Chris” August 30
BusinessService-Audio&Visual,
Custom
ElectroAcoustics,Inc.
2905 Suffolk Drive #200
76133 Phone:817-924-2756
Fax: 817-924-3018
Email:cjordan@eavi.com
9128BenViewCourt
76126 Phone:817-249-1067
Sue 2014
SIBILSKY, ALEXANDER J.
“Alex” August 7
LawPractice,Oil&Gas
Martin & Sibilsky, PLLC
1200 W. Magnolia Street #210
76104 Phone:817-945-2300
Email:alex@martinsibilsky.com
2324WestbrookAvenue
76111 Phone:817-939-3139
Sarah 2014
New Members
Baker Duncan is an Oil & Gas
Manager at J.C. Pace Company.
Formerly of Frost Bank in San Antonio,
Baker headed up the oil and gas trust
division before moving to Fort Worth.
Bakerearnedhisundergraduatedegree
attheUniversityofVirginiaandanMBA
from Texas A&M while also studying
petroleum land management at the
University of Texas. He and his wife,
Susan,havethreechildren.
Chris Jordan is the president of
Electro Acoustics has been has been
bringingaudioandvisualperfectionto
audiences in landmark venues across
Texas for 30 years. In addition to over
20yearsofworkonthecampusatTCU,
Electro Acoustics has placed their
fingerprints all over the sound and
linkage system in Amon G. Carter
Stadium. Chris and his wife, Sue, have
two children – Sam and Luke.
AlexSibilskyisthemanagingpartner
at Martin & Sibilsky, PLLC. The Trinity
High School and Texas Tech grad has
experienceinpreparationofoilandgas
title opinions, the drafting of right of
wayandsurfaceuseagreements.Prior
toco-foundinghisfirm,Alexgainedhis
foundational expertise as a petroleum
landmanwhileputtinghimselfthrough
lawschool.BorninFlint,MI,Alexandhis
wife Sarah are active in the Muscular
DystrophyAssociationandtheAmerican
Red Cross.