By Harris H.R. No. 584 74R9899 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Pearland Memorial Post 7109 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), 1-3 which celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding on February 1-4 26, 1995; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Having been established under the auspices of the 1-6 VFW, the post was founded to serve as a fraternal, patriotic, 1-7 historical, and educational organization for its members, who 1-8 served overseas in the armed forces during times of military 1-9 conflict, and to provide unwavering support to these veterans and 1-10 their families; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Pearland Memorial Post 7109 has been joined in its 1-12 pursuit of the group's worthy goals by an active ladies' auxiliary 1-13 that will also celebrate the silver anniversary of its founding on 1-14 May 14, 1995, and the tireless efforts of these patriotic women 1-15 have greatly contributed to the organization's overall success 1-16 through the years; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Active in a myriad of worthy community services, the 1-18 members of Pearland Memorial Post 7109 and its Ladies Auxiliary 1-19 have participated in fund-raisers to benefit disadvantaged veterans 1-20 and cancer aid and research, held special programs in observance of 1-21 Memorial Day, Veterans' Day, Loyalty Day, and Independence Day, 1-22 sponsored "voice of democracy" scholarship contests for high school 1-23 students, and provided continuous support to patients at the 1-24 Veterans Administration Hospital; and 2-1 WHEREAS, In light of the group's remarkable contributions, it 2-2 is fitting that Pearland Memorial Post 7109 and its auxiliary be 2-3 honored on this momentous occasion; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby congratulate Pearland Memorial Post 7109 of the 2-6 Veterans of Foreign Wars on the silver anniversary of its founding 2-7 and commend the dedicated members of the post and the Ladies 2-8 Auxiliary for 25 years of outstanding service to both area veterans 2-9 and the Pearland community as a whole; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for Pearland Memorial Post 7109 as an expression of high 2-12 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.