R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The friends and family of Garry Charles Sanders were
1-2 greatly saddened by his untimely passing on February 15, 1999, at
1-3 the age of 20, and we join them in mourning their tragic loss; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born November 25, 1978, Mr. Sanders was a former
1-5 student at Castleberry High School and served one year with the
1-6 Civil Air Patrol; he worked as a welder for Custom Commercial
1-7 Coolers in Fort Worth and, along with his older brother Steven, was
1-8 a devoted volunteer firefighter for the Sansom Park Volunteer Fire
1-9 Department; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Called into action to battle the blaze at Precious
1-11 Faith Temple in Lake Worth, Mr. Sanders and two other men were on
1-12 the church's roof when it collapsed and trapped them in the flames
1-13 of the burning rubble, a dire situation that proved inescapable and
1-14 prematurely ended the lives of these three brave firefighters; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Mr. Sanders was a beloved community leader, and his
1-16 dedication to others was exemplified by his participation in the
1-17 Sansom Park Volunteer Fire Department; although his life was
1-18 tragically cut short, his memory will continue to live on in the
1-19 hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now,
1-20 therefore, be it
1-21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-22 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Garry Charles Sanders
1-23 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
1-24 mother, Pat Dunn; to his father, Sidney Sanders; to his brothers,
2-1 Michael and Steven Sanders; to his grandparents, Jim and Lucille
2-2 McMenemy and Pirlie Dunn; to his girlfriend, Shauna Gorman; and to
2-3 his many other friends and relatives; and, be it further
2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-5 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-6 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-7 Garry Charles Sanders.
Palmer
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 236 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 22, 1999.
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Chief Clerk of the House