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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 99
 1-3           WHEREAS, The USNS Sisler will call on the Port of
 1-4     Corpus Christi on January 28 through 31, 1999, and the
 1-5     Texas Senate is pleased to honor her visit; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Honoring the memory of First Lieutenant
 1-7     George Kenneth Sisler, the ship pays tribute to the gallant
 1-8     Missouri native and United States Special Services Officer, who
 1-9     posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his
1-10     service in Vietnam; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Lieutenant Sisler's widow, Mrs. Jane Sisler of
1-12     Corpus Christi, a teacher in the Corpus Christi Independent School
1-13     District, is the ship's honorary sponsor; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Assigned to the Military Sealift Command, the ship
1-15     is one of 19 ships that are the largest military cargo ships ever
1-16     built; the USNS Sisler is a recently built speed ro-ro (LMSR)
1-17     ship for the purpose of forward prepositioning and surge sealift of
1-18     United States military forces in the event of a military emergency;
1-19     and
1-20           WHEREAS, Honoring this ship will underscore the protection
1-21     that our citizens of South Texas enjoy as a result of the strategic
1-22     deployment of these ships and of the importance of the Port of
1-23     Corpus Christi as a site from which they may be deployed; and
1-24           WHEREAS, The people of this country possess their rights
 2-1     and freedoms as a result of the sacrifices of countless men and
 2-2     women who have given their lives to protect our way of life; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, The contribution that the military makes to
 2-4     South Texas is vital to the economy of the region and the continued
 2-5     prosperity of its people; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-7     76th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of
 2-8     First Lieutenant George Kenneth Sisler for his heroic action
 2-9     and welcome the USNS Sisler to the Port of Corpus Christi;
2-10     and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-12     Mrs. Jane Sisler, David Sisler, Jim Sisler, and Becky Wilson as
2-13     an expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
2-14                                                    Truan
2-15           Armbrister           Gallegos            Nixon
2-16           Barrientos           Harris              Ogden
2-17           Bernsen              Haywood             Ratliff
2-18           Bivins               Jackson             Shapiro
2-19           Brown                Lindsay             Shapleigh
2-20           Cain                 Lucio               Sibley
2-21           Carona               Luna                Wentworth
2-22           Duncan               Madla               West
2-23           Ellis                Moncrief            Whitmire
2-24           Fraser               Nelson              Zaffirini
2-25                       Perry, President of the Senate
2-26                                  ______________________________________
2-27                                          President of the Senate
2-28                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-29                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-30                                  on January 28, 1999.
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2-32                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-34                                            Dean of the Senate