Bill Text: TX HR2526 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 2526 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Henry Albert Phillips Jr.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2526 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR2526-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 2526



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
	passing of Henry Albert Phillips Jr. on July 1, 2016, at the age of
	95; and
	WHEREAS, Hank Phillips was born in Providence, Rhode Island,
	on April 6, 1921, to Henry and Freda Phillips; a graduate of East
	Providence High School, he was working at a local steel mill when
	the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War
	II, and soon thereafter he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps; he
	was deployed overseas in September 1943, and over the next year, he
	piloted 150 missions across the Himalayas, for which he was
	accorded two Distinguished Flying Crosses and six other medals; he
	continued his military career after the war, serving on 14 bases
	across the United States before retiring from the air force in 1962;
	and
	WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Phillips
	enjoyed a career as a data systems manager for the City of Tampa,
	Florida, that spanned a decade and a half; in retirement, he became
	an avid golfer and went on to win the 1978 Florida State Golf
	Association Senior Four-Ball Championship as well as a host of
	other golf tournaments around the nation; in addition, he found
	time to recount his breadth of experiences in his 2012
	autobiography, Commander in the Sky; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips married the love of his life, the
	former Ollie Twilley, on February 15, 1945, and over the course of
	more than seven decades together, the couple were blessed with a
	fine family that included three daughters, Tricia Browne-Ferrigno,
	Deborah MacIntosh, and Pamella Anderson, as well as five
	grandchildren, Allison, Parke, Phillip, Shawn, and Paige, and three
	great-grandchildren, James, Katherine, and Arden; and
	WHEREAS, Coming of age during World War II, Hank Phillips
	possessed the courage and initiative that defined the finest
	members of that generation, and he leaves behind a record of service
	that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Henry Albert Phillips
	Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Hank
	Phillips.

	Wilson

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 2526 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House