Bill Text: TX HR2655 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Korean War-era veteran Olis Eaton of Waco on his recognition as one of the Voices of Valor by the Waco Tribune-Herald.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2655 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2655-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Korean War-era veteran Olis Eaton of Waco on his recognition as one of the Voices of Valor by the Waco Tribune-Herald.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2655 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2655-Introduced.html
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| By: Anderson of McLennan | H.R. No. 2655 | |
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| WHEREAS, Korean War-era veteran Olis Eaton of Waco has been | ||
| featured in the Waco Tribune-Herald as one of its Voices of Valor; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Eaton was one of 11 brothers, including two sets | ||
| of twins, who served in the U.S. military; as members of the army, | ||
| the navy, the marines, and the army air forces, most of the older | ||
| brothers saw combat in World War II and Korea, and one was a German | ||
| prisoner of war; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Olis and Otis Eaton, the youngest twins, enlisted in | ||
| the U.S. Air Force in 1953, and the two brothers served together at | ||
| the same military hospital in Misawa, Japan; Olis worked as an | ||
| ambulance driver and his brother worked as a cook; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, Olis Eaton and his brother returned | ||
| home, and Mr. Eaton went on to a career as a McLennan County | ||
| sheriff's deputy, working at the county jail until he retired at the | ||
| age of 60; he is the last surviving Eaton brother; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his patriotism and great dedication, Olis | ||
| Eaton 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 honor Olis Eaton for his exemplary service to his | ||
| country as a member of the U.S. Air Force 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. Eaton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
