Mayor Susan Narvaiz presents William C “Bill” Pennington, owner and president of Pennington Memorial Corporation, with an Outstanding Achievement Award after he was named Funeral Director of the Year by the Texas Funeral Directors Association. He joined Pennington Funeral Home, founded in 1897, in 1961. Celebrating the moment are (from the left) Mayor Narvaiz, Bill Pennington, Linda Pennington, Doris Kyle, Kristin Pennington Wingard and daughter Mattison; Back row: council member Pam Couch, Ann Cauthorn, city council members Fred Terry and Kim Porterfield, Paula Hamilton, Tommy Hamilton and city council member John Thomaides. (Photo by Melissa Millecam)