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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 356
 1-3                                  In Memory
 1-4                                     of
 1-5                              Kara S. Hultgreen
 1-6           WHEREAS, In connection with National Women's History
 1-7     Month, which is being celebrated in March, 1999, and Women in the
 1-8     Military and Texas Women Veteran's Day at the State Capitol, the
 1-9     Senate of the State of Texas would like to pay tribute to the
1-10     life of the late United States Navy Lieutenant Kara S. Hultgreen,
1-11     who died on October 25, 1994, at the age of 29; and
1-12           WHEREAS, A graduate of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio,
1-13     Kara Hultgreen attended The University of Texas at Austin, earning
1-14     her degree in aerospace engineering in 1987; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Commissioned an officer in the United States Navy,
1-16     she started her pilot's training in an A-6 bomber, where she logged
1-17     more than 1,000 hours flying that aircraft and its counterpart, the
1-18     radar-jamming EA-6B; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Convinced of her own abilities, Lieutenant Hultgreen
1-20     aggressively pursued the right to train in combat aircraft while
1-21     flying the A-6 bomber; in May, 1993, she was assigned to F-14
1-22     training; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Soon after restrictions were lifted for flying
1-24     combat missions for females, Lieutenant Hultgreen became the first
 2-1     United States Navy woman pilot to qualify in the F-14 after landing
 2-2     at night successfully on the USS Constellation in July, 1993; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Logging 217 hours as the pilot of an F-14, she made
 2-4     more than 50 night and day landings on aircraft carriers, completing
 2-5     maneuvers which require delicate precision and are so hazardous that
 2-6     even the most experienced pilots find the experiences frightening;
 2-7     and
 2-8           WHEREAS, This indomitable young woman's passion for flying
 2-9     and her accomplishments have greatly impressed all who have heard
2-10     about her and her tragic death; Kara Hultgreen was a high-spirited
2-11     individual, and her courage, enthusiasm, affection, and intelligence
2-12     have made a legacy for all who knew her and shared her life; and
2-13           WHEREAS, Her presence is greatly missed and remembrance of
2-14     her will endure in the memories of all of her loved ones; now,
2-15     therefore, be it
2-16           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-17     76th Legislature, hereby honor the life and service of the late
2-18     United States Navy Lieutenant Kara S. Hultgreen, and remember her
2-19     especially during National Women's History Month and as part of
2-20     Texas Women Veteran's Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
2-21           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as
2-22     an expression of the deepest sympathy of the Texas Senate, and
2-23     that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-24     Kara S. Hultgreen.
2-25                                                    Truan
2-26           Armbrister           Gallegos            Nixon
2-27           Barrientos           Harris              Ogden
2-28           Bernsen              Haywood             Ratliff
 3-1           Bivins               Jackson             Shapiro
 3-2           Brown                Lindsay             Shapleigh
 3-3           Cain                 Lucio               Sibley
 3-4           Carona               Luna                Wentworth
 3-5           Duncan               Madla               West
 3-6           Ellis                Moncrief            Whitmire
 3-7           Fraser               Nelson              Zaffirini
 3-8                       Perry, President of the Senate
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3-10                                         President of the Senate
3-11                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-12                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-13                                  on March 8, 1999, by a rising vote.
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3-15                                         Secretary of the Senate
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3-17                                            Dean of the Senate