[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MR. ROGER L. GALATAS

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 22, 2010

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Roger L. 
Galatas as the ``King of the Court'' of the Montgomery County 
Performing Arts Society for 2010.
  Mr. Galatas is an icon in Montgomery County, Texas. For almost 20 
years he worked alongside George Mitchell, the founder of the 
Woodlands, on Mr. Mitchell's innovative and internationally recognized 
development team.
  Roger has held many leadership roles throughout his years in The 
Woodlands, including former CEO and president of The Woodlands 
Corporation and the founding director of The Woodlands Hospital.
  Mr. Galatas has been instrumental in making education in Montgomery 
County stronger by serving as a founding director of The John Cooper 
School and past president of the Conroe Independent School District 
Board of Trustees. Galatas Elementary in the Conroe Independent School 
District today proudly bears his name.
  He is a past board of directors for Stewart Title Company of 
Montgomery County and the United Way of Montgomery County, a former 
board member of the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, former trustee 
and officer of the Urban Land Institute, and he has served on the Real 
Estate Advisory Committee of the Trust for Public Land.
  Mr. Galatas continues his regional leadership role as a current board 
member of the Center for Houston's Future and the current chair of the 
Strategic Planning Committee.
  In 2004, Mr. Galatas co-wrote a book with Jim Barlow titled ``The 
Woodlands, The Inside Story of Creating a Better Hometown''. The book 
gives the inside-scoop of how The Woodlands has grown into what it is 
today--a fast growing, environmentally sustainable community with a 
vibrant economy that he played an immeasurable role in shaping.
  Without question Mr. Galatas, with the support of his beautiful wife 
Ann, has served his community above and beyond and continues to make 
Montgomery County and the Houston region a better place in which to 
live, work and play.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to call him my friend and to recognize Mr. 
Roger L. Galatas and his countless contributions to the people of The 
Woodlands and Montgomery County.
  I urge you to join me in recognizing Roger Galatas as the Royal 
``King of the Court'' at the Second Annual Montgomery County Performing 
Arts Society Mardi Gras Ball that took place on February 13, 2010.

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