HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the deep shock and
1-2 sorrow that accompanied the tragic death of United States Border
1-3 Patrol Agent Jefferson Barr in January 1996; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Sterling City, he was graduated from
1-5 Angelo State University and had just completed his eighth year of
1-6 service to the agency; well regarded by his colleagues for his
1-7 strong sense of duty and brave and meritorious service, he proudly
1-8 served his fellow citizens as a member of the agency's emergency
1-9 response team; and
1-10 WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Agent Barr was sustained by
1-11 the love and support of his family, and his devotion to his wife
1-12 and children was a source of inspiration to many in the Eagle Pass
1-13 community; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Agent Barr was a man of tremendous integrity and
1-15 courage whose outstanding record of public service speaks for
1-16 itself; though his life was tragically cut short, his memory will
1-17 long endure as an inspiration to all who were privileged to know
1-18 him, as well as to a new generation of law enforcement officers who
1-19 choose to follow in this difficult but essential profession; now,
1-20 therefore, be it
1-21 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-22 hereby pay tribute to the life of Agent Jefferson Barr and extend
1-23 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his beloved wife,
1-24 Leigh Ann Barr; to his daughter, Tiffany Dale Barr; to his son,
2-1 Cody Garrett Barr; to his parents, Kenneth and Gloria Barr; to his
2-2 brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Teresa Barr; to his sister,
2-3 Christie Ellen Barr; to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
2-4 Jefferson Myers; and to the many other friends and relatives of
2-5 this esteemed Texan; and, be it further
2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-7 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-8 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
2-9 memory of United States Border Patrol Agent Jefferson Barr.
Gallego
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 219 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 28, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 219 was adopted by the Senate on
May 31, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _______________________
Date
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Governor