Bill Text: TX HR142 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring retired U.S. Army Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. for his military service, on the occasion of his 62nd birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-21 - Reported enrolled [HR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR142-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring retired U.S. Army Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. for his military service, on the occasion of his 62nd birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-21 - Reported enrolled [HR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR142-Introduced.html
84R5546 JGH-D | ||
By: Isaac | H.R. No. 142 |
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WHEREAS, Retired U.S. Army Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. of | ||
Spring Branch is celebrating his 62nd birthday on January 21, 2015, | ||
and this is a fitting opportunity to honor him for his distinguished | ||
record of military service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Donald and Dorothy | ||
Annen in 1953, David Annen graduated from Madison West High School | ||
in 1971; he received his degree from the U.S. Military Academy at | ||
West Point in 1975 and was simultaneously commissioned as a 2nd | ||
lieutenant in the U.S. Army; assigned to the field artillery, he | ||
rose to command two batteries, a battalion, and a brigade; he later | ||
served as inspector general of the 1st Cavalry Division and as chief | ||
of staff to the 5th Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, This outstanding officer served with distinction | ||
both stateside and abroad; his postings included Fort Sill, | ||
Oklahoma, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort | ||
Hood, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and Fort Sam Houston, as | ||
well as bases in Wertheim, Giessen, and Frankfurt in West Germany; | ||
over the years, he continued his military education at numerous | ||
schools, including the U.S. Army War College; and | ||
WHEREAS, After retiring in 2005, Colonel Annen settled in | ||
Spring Branch, where he currently works for the defense contractor | ||
General Dynamics; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and | ||
support of his wife of nearly 40 years, Kristie Annen, as well as | ||
that of his children, David, Katherine, and Adam; and | ||
WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, Colonel Annen may | ||
reflect with pride on his exemplary career in the U.S. armed forces | ||
and know that he has earned the deepest gratitude of his fellow | ||
citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Colonel David Michael Annen Sr. for his | ||
service to our nation and congratulate him on the occasion of his | ||
62nd birthday; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Colonel Annen as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |