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Brotherton named Distinguished Citizen
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By MARK KRAMER
Giving back to the community he proudly calls home is second nature to Terry Brotherton — and he believes in showing community pride through service to others.
For those reasons, the community leader and respected businessman was recently named as the Pasadena Independent School District’s 2009 Distinguished Citizen. He will be formally honored at a special reception that will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Pasadena ISD Administration Building, 1515 Cherrybrook.
Brotherton was born and raised in Pasadena, graduating from South Houston High School in 1969. He also attended Pearl Hall Elementary School and Queens Intermediate School. He received an associate’s degree from San Jacinto College and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Southwest Texas State University, which is now known as Texas State University.
“Terry is a great friend and partner to this community and the school district,” said Kirk Lewis, Pasadena ISD superintendent. “He is very deserving of this honor.”
Brotherton is the owner of Brotherton Properties, a small investment real estate company. He also serves on the board of Texas Citizens Bank as an advisory director and does development work for the bank. One of his many community service efforts includes serving as president of the City of Pasadena’s Second Century Corporation, where he has helped bring over $6 million in sales tax revenue that is used for economic development projects. Brotherton also serves on the city’s Building and Standards Commission as secretary.
Another place that Brotherton can be found is in the Pasadena schools. He is a tireless supporter of the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation, helping raise funds for teacher grants. He also served as the foundation’s president in 2006. Brotherton is a member of the steering committee for the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament, which is the foundation’s major fundraiser. Brotherton also serves the school district on the advisory committee’s for budgeting and facilities.
Brotherton is a longtime member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and will be installed as chamber president in December. In addition, he is an active member of the Pasadena Rotary Club where he served as the organization’s president in 2002. He has received Rotary’s highest award of honor, the Paul Harris Fellow.
In his spare time, Brotherton is an avid collector of early American clocks and antiques. He is a lifetime member of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC). Brotherton is a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, Pa. and a past national director of NAWCC.
Brotherton is married to his high school sweetheart, Karen Day Brotherton, the owner of Scott-Day Paint and Supply. They have one son, Derek. The Brothertons also own a ranch between Huntsville and Bryan/College Station where they enjoy growing big deer, raising quail, building barns and doing tractor work.
For those reasons, the community leader and respected businessman was recently named as the Pasadena Independent School District’s 2009 Distinguished Citizen. He will be formally honored at a special reception that will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Pasadena ISD Administration Building, 1515 Cherrybrook.
Brotherton was born and raised in Pasadena, graduating from South Houston High School in 1969. He also attended Pearl Hall Elementary School and Queens Intermediate School. He received an associate’s degree from San Jacinto College and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Southwest Texas State University, which is now known as Texas State University.
“Terry is a great friend and partner to this community and the school district,” said Kirk Lewis, Pasadena ISD superintendent. “He is very deserving of this honor.”
Brotherton is the owner of Brotherton Properties, a small investment real estate company. He also serves on the board of Texas Citizens Bank as an advisory director and does development work for the bank. One of his many community service efforts includes serving as president of the City of Pasadena’s Second Century Corporation, where he has helped bring over $6 million in sales tax revenue that is used for economic development projects. Brotherton also serves on the city’s Building and Standards Commission as secretary.
Another place that Brotherton can be found is in the Pasadena schools. He is a tireless supporter of the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation, helping raise funds for teacher grants. He also served as the foundation’s president in 2006. Brotherton is a member of the steering committee for the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament, which is the foundation’s major fundraiser. Brotherton also serves the school district on the advisory committee’s for budgeting and facilities.
Brotherton is a longtime member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and will be installed as chamber president in December. In addition, he is an active member of the Pasadena Rotary Club where he served as the organization’s president in 2002. He has received Rotary’s highest award of honor, the Paul Harris Fellow.
In his spare time, Brotherton is an avid collector of early American clocks and antiques. He is a lifetime member of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC). Brotherton is a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, Pa. and a past national director of NAWCC.
Brotherton is married to his high school sweetheart, Karen Day Brotherton, the owner of Scott-Day Paint and Supply. They have one son, Derek. The Brothertons also own a ranch between Huntsville and Bryan/College Station where they enjoy growing big deer, raising quail, building barns and doing tractor work.
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