Lone Star Chapter Resolution
Prior to the national KWVA election in the year 2001, the
members of the Texas Lone Star Chapter #76 received a request
for a formal show of support for KWVA President Harley Coon.
The board of directors of the Houston-based group subsequently
passed (unanimously) a resolution of support for Coon on March
1, 2001, commending him for his "dedicated service to
the National Association and to its membership." The resolution
of support was forwarded to Howard Camp to be placed in the
Association files for future reference.
Several months later, the Judge Advocate of the KWVA, Sherman
Pratt, pronounced that the bylaws change that permitted a third-term
presidency was done illegally under Coon’s leadership.
With the term limits changed, Harley Coon then ran for president
for a third term. According to Howard Nathan, members of the
Texas Lone Star Chapter were not happy that Harley Coon was
ignoring the bylaws that he had sworn to uphold. "We thought
at the time that Harley was doing a pretty good job," Nathan
said. "He had not announced for a third term and we just
wanted to show our support for him. After he announced, and
after the JAG made his ruling, we changed our minds and felt
that a person who did not uphold the bylaws didn’t merit
our support." The board of directors met on April 4, 2002,
at which time they discussed Pratt’s ruling and Coon’s
conduct, and voted unanimously to rescind the resolution of
support. "I was authorized by the board to write the rescinding
letter and forward it on to the proper person," Nathan
said. The Lone Star Chapter then sent the following letter
to then KWVA Director Ted Trousdale to alert him to the fact
that the resolution of support was now null and void:
"On March 1, 2001, the Texas Lone Star Chapter #76 of
the KWVA voted to issue a resolution of support for President
Harley Coon. This Resolution was issued and forwarded to Howard
Camp to be placed in the Association files for future reference.
Since that time events have occurred that suggest that this
chapter take further action. Last night, April 4, 2002, our
officers and board of directors met ant, after some discussion
voted unanimously to withdraw our resolution.
I am authorized by the board of directors to direct that our
resolution of support for President Harley Coon be rescinded
and declared null and void". Please take the necessary
action to see that this reaches the proper people." -
(signed) Howard H. Nathan
"Although our second proclamation was brought up at an
executive board meeting, it was thrown out without being accepted," Nathan
said. |