R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Holly Hollingsworth Ziler of Dell
 1-2     City on October 27, 2000, has deeply saddened the family and many
 1-3     friends of this remarkable woman; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A 1941 graduate of Purdue University, Mrs. Ziler
 1-5     earned a degree in aeronautical engineering before joining the
 1-6     Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as one of the charter members
 1-7     of this select group of fliers; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, After completing her military service, Mrs. Ziler
 1-9     returned to Connecticut and a job with United Aircraft before
1-10     making Texas her permanent home when she settled near present-day
1-11     Dell City in Hudspeth County in 1944; she devoted herself to area
1-12     schoolchildren for 18 years as a teacher in Sierra Blanca and the
1-13     Dell City school system and also owned and operated Holly Flying
1-14     School; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Mrs. Ziler was a frequent volunteer with many worthy
1-16     community organizations, generously sharing her time, energy, and
1-17     resources; in recognition of her deep commitment to her fellow
1-18     Texans, she was named Citizen of the Year for 2000 by the Dell
1-19     Valley Chamber of Commerce; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Holly Ziler was a woman ahead of her time who helped
1-21     make history as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots;
1-22     returning home, she continued to serve as an exemplary role model
1-23     to the many people who knew and admired her; now, therefore, be it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Holly Hollingsworth
 2-2     Ziler and extend sincere sympathy to her husband, Doyle Ziler, and
 2-3     to the other relatives and many friends of this extraordinary
 2-4     woman; and, be it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-6     prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
 2-7     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Holly
 2-8     Hollingsworth Ziler.
                                                                     Gallego
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 818 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on May 5, 2001.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House