Bill Text: TX HR518 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 518 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of former astronaut Eugene Andrew Cernan of Piney Point Village.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR518 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR518-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 518



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The nation lost a pioneer of its space program with
	the death of former Apollo 17 commander Eugene Andrew Cernan of
	Piney Point Village on January 16, 2017, at the age of 82; and
	WHEREAS, Gene Cernan was born in Chicago on March 14, 1934, to
	Andrew and Rose Cernan; he entered the Navy ROTC program as a
	student at Purdue University, and after receiving his bachelor's
	degree in electrical engineering, he became a test pilot and was
	assigned to Attack Squadrons 26 and 112 at the Miramar, California,
	Naval Air Station; subsequently, he earned his master's degree in
	aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School; and
	WHEREAS, One of 14 astronauts selected by NASA in 1963, Gene
	Cernan piloted the Gemini 9 mission three years later and became the
	second American to walk in space; he went on to serve as the lunar
	module pilot for the Apollo 10 mission, which descended to within
	eight nautical miles of the moon's surface and sent the first live
	television pictures from lunar orbit; in 1972, he commanded Apollo
	17, the final moon mission, and with his crewmate, spent more than
	three days on the lunar surface; they completed three remarkable
	excursions to craters and the Taurus-Littrow mountains, collecting
	250 pounds of rock and soil samples; when he climbed back into the
	module to depart, Captain Cernan became the last human to leave
	footprints on the moon, and for the rest of his life, he continued
	to advocate powerfully for the renewal of missions to other worlds;
	and
	WHEREAS, From 1973 until 1976, Captain Cernan assisted in the
	development of the joint U.S.-Soviet Union Apollo-Soyuz mission; he
	retired in 1976 and became executive vice president of Coral
	Petroleum before establishing his own consulting company, the
	Cernan Corporation; in addition, he coanchored ABC-TV coverage of
	the space shuttle program and served as chair of Johnson
	Engineering Corporation; he was inducted into the U.S. Space Hall
	of Fame and received a host of other accolades, among them the Navy
	Distinguished Flying Cross, an honorary doctorate of engineering
	from Purdue University, and the 2016 Neil Armstrong Outstanding
	Achievement Award from the National Aviation Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Captain Cernan shared a fulfilling marriage with his
	wife, Jan Nanna Cernan, and he was the proud father of Tracy Cernan
	Woolie, stepfather of Kelly Nanna Taff and Danielle Nanna Ellis,
	and the grandfather of nine; and
	WHEREAS, Gene Cernan made lasting contributions to our nation
	and to humankind through his historic role in the space program, and
	his accomplishments will remain a source of tremendous inspiration
	in the years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eugene Andrew
	Cernan and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing;
	and, be it further
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	ESOLVED, 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 Gene
	Cernan.

	Cyrier

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 518 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 2, 2017.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House