Bill Text: TX HR50 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Air Force Major General (Ret.) Michael John Butchko of Nacogdoches.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR50 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR50-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 50 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of U.S. Air Force Major General (Ret.) | ||
| Michael John Butchko of Nacogdoches on December 5, 2018, at the age | ||
| of 78; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Michael Butchko and Helen Litman, Mike | ||
| Butchko was born in Moundsville, West Virginia, on January 9, 1940; | ||
| in 1963, he married the former Kay Ann Henry, and the couple shared | ||
| a rewarding union of 55 years; he took great pride in their | ||
| children, Benjamin and Kathryn, and he had the pleasure of seeing | ||
| his family grow to include three grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Butchko graduated from the U.S. Air Force | ||
| Academy in 1962 and went on to serve his nation on active duty for 31 | ||
| years; he flew nearly 130 missions during the Vietnam War, and after | ||
| returning from combat, he became a test pilot and played an | ||
| instrumental role in the development of aircraft still used by | ||
| today's military; following his retirement as commander of the Air | ||
| Force Development Test Center at Eglin Air Force Base in 1993, he | ||
| enjoyed a successful civilian career, leading companies that | ||
| operated the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force | ||
| Station, and the Nevada National Security Site; he held a | ||
| bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a master's degree | ||
| in systems management from the University of Southern California, | ||
| and a master's degree in public administration from Auburn | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A valued resident of Nacogdoches since 2013, Major | ||
| General Butchko benefited his community in myriad ways; he served | ||
| on the board of the American Red Cross of Southeast and Deep East | ||
| Texas and led efforts to reestablish a Red Cross office in | ||
| Nacogdoches; in addition, he volunteered his time with a number of | ||
| other worthy causes and organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mike Butchko was admired not only for his | ||
| unfaltering commitment to duty but also for his optimism, | ||
| generosity, and good humor, and he leaves behind a legacy that will | ||
| continue to inspire all 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 life of U.S. Air Force Major | ||
| General (Ret.) Michael John Butchko and extend sincere sympathy to | ||
| the members of his family: to his wife, Kay Butchko; to his | ||
| children, Benjamin Butchko and his wife, Kirstin, and Kathryn Pelka | ||
| and her husband, Jay; to his grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jay, and | ||
| Katelyn; to his siblings, Christina Butchko and Andrew Butchko; and | ||
| to his other 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 U.S. Air | ||
| Force Major General (Ret.) Michael Butchko. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 50 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on March 6, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
