Bill Text: TX HR2233 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring C. Wayne Nance of Waco for his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2233 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2233-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2233 |
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WHEREAS, World War II veteran C. Wayne Nance of Waco has been | ||
featured in the Waco Tribune-Herald as one of its Voices of Valor; | ||
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WHEREAS, Born in Big Spring in 1920, Mr. Nance was married to | ||
Billye Todd on December 7, 1941, the same day that the Japanese | ||
attacked Pearl Harbor; he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and after | ||
training in Georgia, he shipped out of Boston with the 670th Field | ||
Artillery in 1944 to join the war in Europe; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Nance served as his captain's radio operator, | ||
and he was often tasked with tracking down extra gasoline as well as | ||
ammunition for the battalion's 155mm howitzers; he and his comrades | ||
took part in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes Forest, and | ||
they later marched into Germany; he received his honorable | ||
discharge in 1946; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to Texas, Mr. Nance worked in the oil | ||
industry for a time until he was called to the ministry; he attended | ||
a seminary and went on to become the pastor of churches in Big | ||
Spring, Albuquerque, Houston, and other communities before | ||
retiring to Waco in 1991; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his bravery and great dedication, Mr. Nance | ||
fulfilled the highest ideals of the United States armed forces, and | ||
his fellow citizens owe him a lasting debt of gratitude; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor C. Wayne Nance for his exemplary service | ||
to his country as a member of the United States Army and | ||
congratulate him on his recognition as one of the Voices of Valor by | ||
the Waco Tribune-Herald; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Nance as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2233 was adopted by the House on May | ||
21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||