Bill Text: TX HR150 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Gus E. Myers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR150 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR150-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 150

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life dedicated to the service of his nation has
drawn to a close with the death of retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant
Colonel Gus E. Myers on January 25, 2021, at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS, Born in Windsor, Illinois, on August 16, 1937, to
Harry and Mary Myers, Gus Myers served in the U.S. Navy for four
years before completing a degree in physics at Eastern Illinois
University; he subsequently joined the U.S. Air Force and trained
as a pilot at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Myers served a tour of duty in Vietnam, after
which he continued his education at the University of Arizona,
where he earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering; he went on
to teach at the U.S. Air Force Academy before retiring from the air
force in 1982; in civilian life, he worked as director of risk
management services at the University of North Texas until his
retirement in December 2005; and
WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his
nation, Gus Myers earned the lasting respect and admiration of all
who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lieutenant Colonel
Gus E. Myers and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Kathryn Myers; to his children, Christopher
Myers and his wife, Randi, Heidi Collins, and Stacey Paul and her
husband, Scott; to his seven grandchildren and three
great-grandsons; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gus E.
Myers.
Stucky
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 150 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
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Chief Clerk of the House