Bill Text: TX HR246 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Pauline Bond Baxter on being named grand marshal of the 2011 Fourth of July parade in Kaufman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR246 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR246-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 246 |
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WHEREAS, Pauline Bond Baxter has been named the grand marshal | ||
of the 2011 Fourth of July parade in Kaufman by the board of the Keep | ||
Kaufman Beautiful organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, A 1939 graduate of Kaufman High School who went on to | ||
earn a degree from Baylor University in 1943, Mrs. Baxter came of | ||
age as the tumultuous events of World War II began to unfold, and | ||
she soon found herself playing an important role in the war effort; | ||
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WHEREAS, Beginning in 1941, the No. 1 British Flying Training | ||
School was established at Terrell in order to train aspiring | ||
military pilots from the United Kingdom so that they could assist in | ||
their country's fight against Nazi Germany; Mrs. Baxter took a job | ||
teaching the students how to operate the navigation equipment on | ||
the Spitfire fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force, and her | ||
efforts helped prepare many aviators for their duties in aerial | ||
combat; and | ||
WHEREAS, After the war, she was hired by Tom Braniff of | ||
Braniff Airways in Dallas to train pilots for his airline; over the | ||
decades, she has stayed in touch with her military students by | ||
attending reunions for the British pilots held at the No. 1 British | ||
Flying Training School Museum at the Terrell Municipal Airport; she | ||
also married, and she and her husband, Turner, raised two children, | ||
David and Paula; and | ||
WHEREAS, The remarkable contributions of Pauline Baxter | ||
helped one of our nation's closest allies at a crucial juncture in | ||
world history, and her selection as grand marshal provides fitting | ||
recognition of her patriotic actions while also focusing attention | ||
on a fascinating yet little-known chapter in the history of the Lone | ||
Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Pauline Bond | ||
Baxter on being named grand marshal of the 2011 Fourth of July | ||
parade in Kaufman and extend to her sincere best wishes for another | ||
memorable day in a truly remarkable life; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Baxter as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Gooden | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||