SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28
	In Memory
	of
	Andrew Gid Terry Jr.
	WHEREAS, Retired United States Air Force Colonel Andrew
	Gid Terry Jr. of Longview passed away on June 10, 2023, at the age
	of 89, bringing a great loss to his family and friends; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Bessie Irene Turner and Andrew Gid
	Terry Sr., Gid Terry was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on
	February 5, 1934; he worked his way through Mississippi State
	University, where he was a student leader and member of the Air
	Force ROTC; after completing his bachelor's degree in business,
	he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the USAF and began
	pilot training; he married the former Elizabeth Ann Noble in
	December 1955 and they became the parents of two daughters,
	Debbie and Lisa, as well as a son, Gid, who tragically lived for
	only one day; and
	WHEREAS, Colonel Terry's career spanned three decades and
	took him and his family to seven different states and two foreign
	countries; he served in all three of the air force's command
	divisions at the time, and during the Vietnam War, he flew
	missions in the Military Airlift Command, carrying supplies and
	sometimes transporting combat troops or airlifting the wounded;
	later assigned to the Strategic Air Command, he was named deputy
	commander of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento,
	California; he took great pride in the achievements of the
	maintenance squadrons as well as the pilots of that
	Reconnaissance Wing and earned their admiration and affection;
	moreover, he became one of the elite few to fly the SR-71;
	following his retirement in 1985, he and his wife settled in
	Marshall; they were very active in their church and community and
	formed many wonderful friendships through the Marshall Lions
	Club; Mrs. Terry preceded her husband in death; and
	WHEREAS, Although Gid Terry is greatly missed by those he
	has left behind, they will continue to find inspiration in his
	warmth, kindness, and dedication; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life
	of U.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Andrew Gid Terry Jr. and extend
	sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughters,
	Debbie Hembree and Lisa Constantine and her husband, Gene; to his
	grandchildren, Lance Spott, Courtney Rogers, and Micah, Leah,
	and Hannah Constantine; to his great-grandchildren, Sydney and
	Connor Spott and Samantha Rogers; 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 Senate adjourns
	this day, it do so in memory of Colonel Gid Terry.
	Hughes
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 19, 2023, by
		a rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate