Bill Text: TX HR792 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Army veteran Major Lee Shotwell Jr.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR792 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR792-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 792

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Army veteran Major Lee Shotwell Jr. is being
laid to rest at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen
on March 12, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Shotwell
distinguished himself through his service in the army from December
6, 1963, to December 5, 1966; he died on November 20, 2018, at the
age of 73; and
WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Mr. Shotwell had no
known surviving family to oversee his interment, but through the
efforts of the Unaccompanied Veterans Program of the Texas Veterans
Land Board, he will be buried with military honors at the Central
Texas State Veterans Cemetery in coordination with Crotty Funeral
Home in Belton and the Fort Hood Casualty Office; and
WHEREAS, Demonstrating the selfless devotion to duty that
exemplifies our nation's military personnel, Major Lee Shotwell Jr.
served his country with distinction, and his fellow citizens owe
him an eternal debt of gratitude for his contributions and
sacrifice; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Major Lee Shotwell
Jr.; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives
adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mr. Shotwell.
Buckley
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Fierro Minjarez Vo
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morales White
Frullo Morrison Wilson
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
Goldman Murr Zedler
González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
Goodwin Noble
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 792 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on March 12, 2019.
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Chief Clerk of the House