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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to the service of his nation has |
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drawn to a close with the death of retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant |
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Colonel Gus E. Myers on January 25, 2021, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Windsor, Illinois, on August 16, 1937, to |
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Harry and Mary Myers, Gus Myers served in the U.S. Navy for four |
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years before completing a degree in physics at Eastern Illinois |
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University; he subsequently joined the U.S. Air Force and trained |
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as a pilot at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Myers served a tour of duty in Vietnam, after |
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which he continued his education at the University of Arizona, |
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where he earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering; he went on |
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to teach at the U.S. Air Force Academy before retiring from the air |
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force in 1982; in civilian life, he worked as director of risk |
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management services at the University of North Texas until his |
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retirement in December 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his |
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nation, Gus Myers earned the lasting respect and admiration of all |
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who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lieutenant Colonel |
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Gus E. Myers and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Kathryn Myers; to his children, Christopher |
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Myers and his wife, Randi, Heidi Collins, and Stacey Paul and her |
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husband, Scott; to his seven grandchildren and three |
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great-grandsons; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gus E. |
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Myers. |