R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, February 18, 1997, marked the dedication and

 1-2     official opening of San Antonio's Dorie Miller Community Center,

 1-3     and this auspicious occasion is indeed worthy of special praise and

 1-4     recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Named for World War II hero Doris "Dorie" Miller,

 1-6     the center  will incorporate a number of valuable community

 1-7     services, including a health clinic, a Parks and Recreation

 1-8     Department facility, a Police Athletic League office, and a

 1-9     community meeting room; and

1-10           WHEREAS, A mess attendant on the battleship U.S.S. West

1-11     Virginia, Doris Miller became a hero during the Japanese attack on

1-12     Pearl Harbor, manning a machine gun and downing four enemy bombers

1-13     before being ordered to abandon ship; awarded the Navy Cross in

1-14     1942, he was killed the next year at the age of 24 when the

1-15     aircraft carrier on which he was serving was torpedoed and sank;

1-16     and

1-17           WHEREAS, The story of Doris Miller's courageous actions has

1-18     stirred and inspired generations of Americans, and by dedicating

1-19     this community center to his memory, San Antonio residents honor

1-20     his sacrifice even as they work toward a brighter future for their

1-21     neighbors and themselves; now, therefore, be it

1-22           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-23     Legislature hereby commemorate the opening of the Dorie Miller

1-24     Community Center and extend to all those involved in the center's

 2-1     creation best wishes for success in the years to come.

                                                                   McClendon

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1138 was adopted by the House on May

         27, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House