By Yarbrough                                         H.C.R. No. 290
         76R11456 GMW-D                           
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The selfless efforts of members of the Plumbing,
 1-2     Heating and Cooling Contractors Association (PHCCA) in bringing aid
 1-3     to the flood-ravaged city of Del Rio are truly worthy of special
 1-4     recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, In August 1998, flooding in Del Rio destroyed 625
 1-6     homes and devastated 935 more, making nearly 15 percent of the
 1-7     city's homes uninhabitable; the PHCCA quickly responded by
 1-8     conducting a two-week rescue mission that sent plumbers, trucks,
 1-9     and supplies to help this beleaguered community; and
1-10           WHEREAS, During the first week of the rescue effort, the
1-11     PHCCA deployed 10 trucks and 17 plumbers from Houston and three
1-12     trucks and plumbers from San Antonio; this group included
1-13     contractors from ARS, Charlie's Commercial, Allright Mechanical and
1-14     General Contractors, Walter Pickett Plumbing, Milton Frank
1-15     Plumbing, Bryco Plumbing, and The Loria Company, whose Sammy Loria
1-16     acted as rescue mission coordinator; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Others who aided in the initial campaign were
1-18     plumbers from All-Pro and AAA Auger Plumbers in San Antonio and
1-19     Christianson Enterprises in Austin, as well as PHCCA president
1-20     Stanley Briers, who provided living accommodations; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The second stage of the initiative sent another
1-22     group of plumbers and trucks to Del Rio from ARS, Charlie's
1-23     Commercial, and TD Industries; Gordon Wyrick of Aqua Plumbing
1-24     delivered $4,000 worth of donated plumbing parts from John Huettel
 2-1     and Northside Plumbing Supply, and Jay Wark of Church Services
 2-2     delivered water heaters supplied at no cost by Ferguson Enterprises
 2-3     and State Water Heaters, Royal Plumbing Supply and Rheem/Ruud, and
 2-4     Morrison Supply Company and A. O. Smith; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, The rescue mission might not have been possible
 2-6     without the vital cash contributions of Marty Kamerbeck of Moore
 2-7     Plumbing Supply, Bobby Beene of Beene Plumbing, Inc., Jim Stagg of
 2-8     Hajoca Corporation, and Sammy Snow of Snow Plumbing Supply; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, The humanitarian efforts of PHCCA members to help
2-10     rebuild the community of Del Rio are indeed commendable, and it is
2-11     most appropriate that we honor the membership of this fine
2-12     organization at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-13           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-14     hereby commend members of the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling
2-15     Contractors Association for providing much-needed aid to Del Rio in
2-16     the aftermath of the flood of 1998 and extend to them sincere best
2-17     wishes for continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it
2-18     further
2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20     prepared for the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors
2-21     Association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-22     Representatives and Senate.