Bill Text: TX HR301 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jeffrey Allen Harford of Belton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR301 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR301-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 301 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Jeffrey Allen Harford of Belton, who died on November | ||
23, 2018, at the age of 66; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jeff Harford was born to William and Frances Harford | ||
in Belfast, Maine, on September 18, 1952, and he grew up with seven | ||
siblings, Jerry, Ronnie, Bill, Steve, Marcia, Joni, and Ethel; | ||
shortly after graduating from Belfast High School in 1970, he | ||
enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for 26 years with great | ||
distinction as a helicopter gunship pilot; during the first Gulf | ||
War in 1990, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq with the 229th | ||
Aviation Regiment, also known as the Flying Tigers; returning home | ||
in 1991, he moved to Fort Hood, where he retired in 1996 at the rank | ||
of chief warrant officer 4; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Harford operated car washes in Belton and Harker | ||
Heights for several years before coming back to Fort Hood as a | ||
contractor; in 2007, he returned to active duty, serving in Iraq as | ||
a helicopter pilot with the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry | ||
Regiment before retiring again in 2009, having accumulated 5,000 | ||
hours of flying time; his commendations included the Legion of | ||
Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air | ||
Medal (3rd award), among many others; at the time of his death, he | ||
was working again as a contractor at Fort Hood with System Studies | ||
and Simulation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Harford married his wife, Janet, in 1990, and | ||
the couple shared 28 years together until his death; he was the | ||
proud father of four children, Hunter, Holly, Heidi, and the late | ||
Hope Harford, and later in life he was blessed with 11 grandchildren | ||
and nine great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of deep religious faith, Mr. Harford was a | ||
member of Temple Bible Church, where he served as a driver for the | ||
Impact backyard Bible clubs and as a leader of community Bible study | ||
sessions; he was also active with the Boy Scouts, helping to | ||
coordinate adventure treks in New Mexico, Minnesota, and the | ||
Bahamas; more recently, he served as den leader and cubmaster of Cub | ||
Scout Pack No. 153, organizing the pack's most successful popcorn | ||
fund-raiser, which garnered $36,000; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud military veteran, | ||
Jeff Harford lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind | ||
a legacy of dedication to his nation and his community that will | ||
forever inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jeffrey Allen | ||
Harford and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many | ||
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 Jeffrey | ||
Allen Harford. | ||
Shine | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 301 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 13, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||