Bill Text: TX HR597 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Texas firefighters who have died in the line of duty and recognizing March 21, 2023, as Firefighter Appreciation Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR597 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR597-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Texas firefighters who have died in the line of duty and recognizing March 21, 2023, as Firefighter Appreciation Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR597 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR597-Introduced.html
88R19067 CJM-D | ||
By: Martinez | H.R. No. 597 |
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WHEREAS, Firefighters from across Texas are gathering at the | ||
State Capitol on March 21, 2023, for Firefighter Appreciation Day | ||
and a memorial service honoring their fallen comrades; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the event of an accident, medical emergency, or | ||
large-scale disaster, firefighters are often the first on the scene | ||
to deliver lifesaving care and assistance; although we are | ||
fortunate that so many of our citizens willingly accept this noble | ||
calling, their work is not without risk, and these exceptional | ||
individuals routinely face great hazards in the line of duty; and | ||
WHEREAS, At the ceremony in Austin, 31 firefighters who made | ||
the ultimate sacrifice from 2019 through 2022 are being honored by | ||
their peers and their families; these heroes include Robert V. | ||
Liguez, Alice; Michael F. White, Rodney Kelley, and Travis L. | ||
Maher, Austin; Robert McKay, Baytown; Lance Norwood, College | ||
Station; Timothy Allen Smith, Corpus Christi; David Leos, Dallas; | ||
G. Wade Cannon, Flower Mound; David P. Greene, Fort Worth; Curtis R. | ||
Bruce and Richard Brad Hargrave, Garland; Robert A. Schlieter, | ||
William E. Gunderson, Gaston M. Popovich, Tanner Graham Reed, | ||
Jordan D. Downing, Walter Graves Jr., and Malcolm S. Willis, | ||
Houston; Christopher R. Fason, Hutchins; Patrick M. Bergman, | ||
Killeen; Jesse C. Turrubiate, La Marque; Erik D. Segura and Gary W. | ||
Blomquist, Laredo; Landun W. Charles, Lewisville; Joseph M. Faunce, | ||
Shody Lee Henshaw, Lyle J. Crawford Jr., and Richard A. Cortez, San | ||
Antonio; Roger W. Dean III, Seguin; and Robert Moon, Tyler; and | ||
WHEREAS, Every day, firefighters and other emergency | ||
responders risk their own lives to protect the lives of their fellow | ||
citizens, and these skilled and courageous men and women deserve | ||
the heartfelt gratitude of every Texan; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Texas firefighters | ||
who have died in the line of duty and recognize March 21, 2023, as | ||
Firefighter Appreciation Day at the State Capitol; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives | ||
adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert V. Liguez, Michael | ||
F. White, Rodney Kelley, Travis L. Maher, Robert McKay, Lance | ||
Norwood, Timothy Allen Smith, David Leos, G. Wade Cannon, David P. | ||
Greene, Curtis R. Bruce, Richard Brad Hargrave, Robert A. | ||
Schlieter, William E. Gunderson, Gaston M. Popovich, Tanner Graham | ||
Reed, Jordan D. Downing, Walter Graves Jr., Malcolm S. Willis, | ||
Christopher R. Fason, Patrick M. Bergman, Jesse C. Turrubiate, Erik | ||
D. Segura, Gary W. Blomquist, Landun W. Charles, Joseph M. Faunce, | ||
Shody Lee Henshaw, Lyle J. Crawford Jr., Richard A. Cortez, Roger W. | ||
Dean III, and Robert Moon. |