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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, United States Air Force veteran Beau Crosby of |
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Woodway has been featured in the Waco Tribune-Herald as one of its |
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Voices of Valor; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Lakeside, Florida, and raised in a military |
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family, Beau Crosby attended the University of the Philippines |
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before enrolling in the U.S. Air Force Academy; he was commissioned |
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as a second lieutenant after graduating in 1967, and the following |
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year, he was deployed to Nha Trang, Vietnam, where he served as an |
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aircraft maintenance officer with the 14th Air Commando Wing for a |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, After his tour of duty, Mr. Crosby went on to serve |
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for 28 years in the Air Force Reserve, with assignments in Spain, |
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Turkey, Illinois, New Mexico, and Texas; in addition, he worked as |
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the reserve's director of aerospace maintenance at the Pentagon for |
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six years and then as an advisor to the USAF deputy chief of staff |
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for logistics until retiring with the rank of colonel in 1997; he |
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was subsequently employed by the Federal Aviation Administration, |
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and after moving to Woodway in 2003, he joined the local volunteer |
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fire department; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly decorated veteran has been blessed in |
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all his endeavors with the love and support of his wife of 30 years, |
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Kathy Endres, and he takes immense pride in their three children and |
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four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Beau Crosby has fulfilled the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a |
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lasting debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Beau Crosby on being recognized as |
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one of the Voices of Valor by the Waco Tribune-Herald and honor him |
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for his exemplary service to his country as a member of the U.S. Air |
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Force; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Crosby as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 546 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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