Bill Text: TX HR985 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 985 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of former Tuskegee Airman Robert T. McDaniel of Fort Worth.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR985 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR985-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 985



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
	passing of former Tuskegee Airman and longtime educator Robert
	T. McDaniel of Fort Worth on March 19, 2019, at the age of 96; and
	WHEREAS, Robert Tennerson McDaniel was born in Mertens on
	February 28, 1923, to Alfred and Molly McDaniel, and he grew up with
	two sisters, Gladys and Carrie; following his graduation as
	valedictorian and president of the Class of 1940 at I. M. Terrell
	High School in Fort Worth, he enrolled at Prairie View State Normal
	and Industrial College on a scholarship; and
	WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. McDaniel was drafted into
	the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943 and trained as a bombardier and
	pilot in Alabama as one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen; he rose to the
	rank of second lieutenant, and while stationed at Freeman Field in
	Indiana, he was one of the black officers who protested racial
	inequity by repeatedly attempting to enter a segregated officers'
	club; threatened with court martial, the men were later exonerated,
	and their courageous actions helped lead to the integration of the
	military; and
	WHEREAS, After concluding his service in the armed forces,
	Mr. McDaniel returned to the Prairie View A&M campus, where he
	earned bachelor's and master's degrees, and he also held a
	counselor's certification from the University of Colorado Boulder;
	in the course of his tenure with the Fort Worth Independent School
	District, he worked as a mathematics teacher, counselor, and
	volunteer coach and served as vice principal at Dunbar
	Junior-Senior High School and as principal at James E. Guinn and
	Morningside Middle Schools; in 2009, he was inducted into the
	district's Wall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McDaniel shared a rewarding marriage with
	Hester Randle McDaniel that spanned 55 years before she passed
	away, and he was the proud father of a son, Robert Mennefee; later
	in life, he was blessed with three grandchildren, Keisha, Ashlee,
	and Robert, five great-grandchildren, Taylor, Dennis, Morgan,
	Jordan, and Jerrod, and a great-great-grandson, Steven; a man of
	strong religious faith, he was a member of St. Peter Presbyterian
	Church; and
	WHEREAS, One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen,
	Mr. McDaniel received an honorary doctorate from Tuskegee
	University in 2006, and the following year, he and his fellow airmen
	received the Congressional Gold Medal of Freedom from President
	George W. Bush; in January 2009, he was invited to attend the
	inauguration of President Barack Obama; and
	WHEREAS, A pioneer who helped break down racial barriers in
	the armed forces, Robert McDaniel also distinguished himself as an
	influential teacher and administrator, and his life and
	achievements will forever remain a source of inspiration to 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 memory of Robert T. McDaniel
	and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 Robert
	T. McDaniel.

	Collier

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 985 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 12, 2019.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House