R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor

 1-2     Patrick and Helen Hlavaty for their significant contributions to

 1-3     the State Firemen and Fire Marshals' Association (SFFMA) and the

 1-4     Texas Fireman's Auxiliary (TFA); and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hlavaty have long devoted their time

 1-6     and energy to the betterment of their community by participating in

 1-7     organizations that support the vital function of fire prevention

 1-8     and control; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Mr. Hlavaty has been a member of the El Campo

1-10     Volunteer Fire Department for 17 years and has served the

1-11     organization as treasurer and president; in addition, he is a

1-12     member of Wharton County Rural Fire District, where he currently

1-13     holds the post of secretary; and

1-14           WHEREAS, His accomplishments in the field of fire prevention

1-15     include serving as sergeant-at-arms with the Guadalupe Fire and

1-16     Fire Marshals' District, and he was a member of the finance

1-17     committee of that organization and performed the same function for

1-18     the State Firemen and Fire Marshals' Association; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Mrs. Hlavaty has also been active in fire prevention

1-20     and control; she was a charter member of the El Campo Volunteer

1-21     Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, holding the offices of historian,

1-22     treasurer, and president consecutively, and in recognition of her

1-23     efforts she was selected as member of the year for the auxiliary on

1-24     four occasions; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, In 1992 Patrick Hlavaty was elected as fourth vice

 2-2     president of SFFMA in McAllen and has since become the

 2-3     organization's president, with his term expiring in June 1997; also

 2-4     in 1992, Mrs. Hlavaty won the office of fourth vice president with

 2-5     TFA in McAllen, and her ascension through that organization to the

 2-6     rank of president mirrored her husband's achievements; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hlavaty, who have been married 26

 2-8     years, are the first husband and wife team to move up through the

 2-9     chairs of SFFMA and TFA at the same time; and

2-10           WHEREAS, Losses from fire, to both property and human life,

2-11     are a tragedy of major proportion in the State of Texas and across

2-12     the nation, and those individuals who seek to reduce the damage

2-13     from this raging force of nature perform a service that is truly

2-14     worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

2-15           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-16     Legislature hereby commend Patrick and Helen Hlavaty for their five

2-17     years of service to the SFFMA and TFA and extend to them sincere

2-18     best wishes for continued success in their vital work; and, be it

2-19     further

2-20           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-21     prepared for Patrick and Helen Hlavaty as an expression of high

2-22     regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                        Cook

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1223 was adopted by the House on May

         29, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House