R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, March is National Women's History Month, and March
1-2 9, 1999, is Texas Women Veteran's Day, and these events offer a
1-3 timely opportunity to honor the late Lieutenant Kara Hultgreen and
1-4 to recognize her achievements; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A graduate of San Antonio's Alamo Heights High
1-6 School, this exemplary young woman earned a bachelor's degree in
1-7 aerospace engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in
1-8 1987 before joining the United States Navy; and
1-9 WHEREAS, The first Navy female pilot to qualify in the F-14,
1-10 Lieutenant Hultgreen logged more than 1,000 hours piloting the A-6
1-11 bomber and the EA-6B Prowler, all the while lobbying for an
1-12 opportunity to train in combat aircraft; in July 1993 she fulfilled
1-13 her longtime dream of becoming a fighter pilot, qualifying after a
1-14 successful night landing on the USS Constellation; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Hultgreen's life was tragically cut short
1-16 on October 25, 1994, at the age of 29, while piloting a Navy F-14A
1-17 fighter plane; at the time of her passing, she had logged 217 hours
1-18 in the pilot seat of the F-14 and had made more than 50 day and
1-19 night landings on aircraft carriers; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Kara Hultgreen's tenacity and determination helped
1-21 her to achieve her goals and dreams, and as we celebrate the role
1-22 of women in our country's illustrious history, it is truly
1-23 appropriate to remember this extraordinary individual and her many
1-24 accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-2 Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the memory of Lieutenant
2-3 Kara Hultgreen, whose dedication as a member of the United States
2-4 Navy remains an inspiration to women throughout the armed forces;
2-5 and, be it further
2-6 RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives
2-7 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lieutenant Kara Hultgreen.
Hunter
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. 356 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 9, 1999.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House