Waller County Judge Trey Duhon had a vision to celebrate the Waller County Sesquicentennial on May 5 with a grand celebration. He organized a committee, invited county residents and asked several people to take the lead. Robert Pechukas, policy and administration director for the Waller County Commissioners Court and Walter Sass, of Weisser Engineering and Surveying, were selected to lead the team. Jackie H. Craver, local volunteer and Mary Kay Cosmetics director, became the leader of a small group of experienced volunteers to create events for the celebration and then took on the volunteer events coordination.