Bill Text: TX HR148 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Don Pettigrew on his work with the Medal of Honor Host City program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR148 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR148-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 148 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Don Pettigrew of Gainesville has rendered exemplary | ||
| service to the Medal of Honor Host City program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A member of the Bowie High School Class of 1968, | ||
| Mr. Pettigrew answered his nation's call to duty during the Vietnam | ||
| War, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and serving as a rifleman | ||
| for two years; decorated with the Purple Heart, the Navy | ||
| Commendation Medal with "V" device, and the Combat Action Ribbon, | ||
| he received several service and campaign medals and unit citations | ||
| as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Pettigrew | ||
| earned a bachelor's degree from North Texas State University, and | ||
| in 1985 he became an adult probation officer with the Cooke County | ||
| Community Supervision and Corrections Department; during his | ||
| 21-year tenure with that agency, he also served as the community | ||
| service coordinator, overseeing the CSCD work crew and assisting | ||
| with a number of significant projects to enhance and benefit the | ||
| community; in addition, he played a vital role in planning and | ||
| setting up the CSCD Food Bank; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Pettigrew has further contributed to his | ||
| community through his extensive involvement in the Medal of Honor | ||
| Host City program; he was the driving force behind the creation of | ||
| the program, which was organized in 2001 and which is the only | ||
| undertaking of its kind in the country; each year, recipients of the | ||
| Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, are | ||
| invited to Gainesville for a celebration that pays tribute to their | ||
| heroism and that enables area residents to meet and visit with the | ||
| honorees; activities are planned with a special view to giving | ||
| children an opportunity to hear from, and talk with, these | ||
| inspiring figures; Mr. Pettigrew served as the program's inaugural | ||
| president for seven years, and today he works as a liaison to the | ||
| featured guests; he also guided the construction of the Medal of | ||
| Honor Park, which was dedicated in April 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community and his country, | ||
| Don Pettigrew has been instrumental in establishing this annual | ||
| occasion saluting the most gallant members and veterans of this | ||
| country's armed forces, and he has helped to instill the ideals of | ||
| patriotism, selflessness, and service in Gainesville's rising | ||
| generation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Don Pettigrew on | ||
| his outstanding work in behalf of the Medal of Honor Host City | ||
| program and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Pettigrew as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
