R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Through the significant efforts of law enforcement 1-2 agencies and concerned citizens, 11-year-old Leah Henry of Houston 1-3 was rescued in Kerr County on May 4, 2001, after being abducted and 1-4 missing for three days; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Leah was kidnapped on May 1, 2001, after leaving her 1-6 bus from River Oaks Elementary School; authorities immediately 1-7 launched an extensive search, which came to an end after a tip from 1-8 Kerrville area residents Robert and Sharon Taylor, who spotted the 1-9 abductor's car in Kerr County; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Led by the couple's call to a hunting cabin, law 1-11 enforcement personnel confronted the abductor, Gary Dale Cox, who 1-12 had his hostage in his car; when Mr. Cox exited the car, a 1-13 quick-thinking Leah bolted from the car and fled to Kerr County 1-14 Sergeant David Billeiter, who drove her to safety; shortly 1-15 thereafter, Mr. Cox took his own life with a revolver; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Authorities had been looking for a serial kidnapper 1-17 after 11-year-old Lisa Bruno from New Orleans and 9-year-old Nykema 1-18 Augustine of San Antonio gave matching descriptions of the man who 1-19 abducted them; both girls had been held captive by Mr. Cox for 1-20 days; after being returned safely, they were then able to assist 1-21 law enforcement officers in their pursuit of Mr. Cox by providing 1-22 the invaluable descriptions; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Numerous law enforcement agencies joined together in 1-24 the search for and rescue of Leah Henry, and their professionalism 2-1 and resolve helped to save her from this harrowing situation; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The individuals from the Houston Police Department 2-3 involved in the effort included Homicide Division lieutenants G. A. 2-4 Mason, C. S. Arrington, and J. A. Buttitta, sergeants D. L. Bacon, 2-5 W. O. Allen, L. B. Smith, J. H. Binford, E. S. Mehl, L. D. Foltz, 2-6 M. L. Holbrook, C. B. Douglas, and M. L. Peters, and officers R. E. 2-7 King, E. Gonzalez, T. J. McCorvey, R. A. Swainson, M. Rodriguez, T. 2-8 Hunyh, J. L. Wright, and F. B. Boothe; Juvenile Division Lieutenant 2-9 L. L. Earls, sergeants V. R. Bishop and S. R. Gregg, and officers 2-10 D. Buse, P. Do, T. Pham, G. Rodriguez, S. P. Drehel, R. L. Callis, 2-11 V. M. Ryza, K. Cobb, J. Colunga, A. Flores, M. Robau, V. Ybarra, 2-12 and D. A. Gonzales; and Major Offenders sergeants L. G. Stoner, M. 2-13 A. Angel, M. L. Thomas, and P. J. Keys, and officers T. Janke, J. 2-14 W. Landrum, and N. Drehel, Jr.; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Houston FBI agents and task force members on the 2-16 case included special agent in charge Richard Mosquera; assistant 2-17 special agent in charge Brian Loader; assistant special agent in 2-18 charge Walter Hansen; supervisory special agents Randy Mondor, Owen 2-19 Harris, and Janet Kamerman; special agents David Resch, case-agent, 2-20 Mark Young, co-case agent, Ken Carter, Anne Cearlock, Randy Dabney, 2-21 Robert Doguim, Randy Durney, Barbara Knox Echard, Rick Gannaway, 2-22 Edward Galloway, Larry Greene, Michael Millard, Maureen Murphy, 2-23 Kristin Sheldon, Michael Stokes, Mark Telle, John Webb, and Kim 2-24 Wilkins; also active in the search and rescue were Phillip Galloway 2-25 of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Rose Marie Campbell of 2-26 the Harris County Sheriff's Office, and from District 3B Senior 2-27 Trooper Howard Brothers, Senior Trooper Robert Ynclan, and Trooper 3-1 I. Cody Klaehn; and 3-2 WHEREAS, Those from the San Antonio Division of the FBI 3-3 involved with the case included special agent in charge Roderick L. 3-4 Beverly; assistant special agents in charge Robert D. Grant and 3-5 John E. Lewis; supervisory special agents Jeffrey M. Allovio, 3-6 Judith M. Chilen, Michael Makowski, Josue M. Martinez, Thomas G. 3-7 Ruocco, and Monte Smith; special agents Osvaldo Alaniz, Miguel A. 3-8 Alba, A. Baesa, Jr., Larry Baker, Luis Barberena, Michael M. 3-9 Biasello, Jeffery S. Bolin, Greg Bowden, Kevin Brock, Kevin W. 3-10 Damuth, Lawrence J. Danielson, John DeLeon, Benjamin Delgado, 3-11 Willie Dominguez, Jr., Jim Egelston, Chris Eldridge, Thomas S. 3-12 Ensz, Nancy B. Fisher, Theodore O. Fisher, Jr., Robert M. Garcia, 3-13 Mario A. Gonzalez, Michael T. Hanley, Walter Glenn Henry, Jason V. 3-14 Herring, Darren W. Holmes, Alan Holzgrafe, Rodney Homer, Samuel S. 3-15 Houston, Jr., Nancy Houston, Curtis L. Hunt, Thomas P. Joy, Jr., 3-16 Kevin J. Katz, Michelle S. Klimt, Lesley G. Koestner, Jonathan 3-17 Lacey, J. Andre Lamonde, Robert C. Marshall, Ricardo A. Martinez, 3-18 Mark Miller, Andrea Niebergell, George B. Parks, Eric A. Parsons, 3-19 Pompa Pompa, Jeffery Proctor, A. Lamar Pruit, Laura Crowford Rich, 3-20 Manuel B. Rodriguez III, Oscar Rodriguez, Rene Salinas, Joseph M. 3-21 Schadler, Jeffrey P. Schirmer, David Alan Shepard, Cary L. 3-22 Vanderberry, Arturo Vela, Mario E. Villaplana, Michael D. Wise, 3-23 Stephen G. Woolery, and Randy Zuehike; evidence technician Elba D. 3-24 Acuna; office automated assistant Susan Cantrell; electronic 3-25 technicians Barney Cash, John M. Chandler, Jr., John M. Drzymalla, 3-26 and W. Michael Swartz; computer specialist Alan G. Connor; 3-27 information management assistants Christopher Cowley and Jason Moy; 4-1 financial analyst Sandra J. Dovalina; secretaries Bernadette 4-2 Dworaczyk, Shawn R. McBride, and Donna M. Zayac; ELSUR clerk Javier 4-3 Flores; computer supervisor John E. Fritz; investigative assistants 4-4 Joann K. Hollingworth, Terrie L. Leonard, and Louis Montez; 4-5 telecommunications manager Dennis W. Kelly; and offices services 4-6 supervisor Jennifer L. Vela; and 4-7 WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Public Safety personnel 4-8 involved included, from the Aircraft Section, Lieutenant Richard 4-9 Nesby, Sergeant Ed Burris, Pilot Barry Winn, Robert Rhynesburger, 4-10 Bill Burfeind, Tim Middleton, and Mark Miller; from the Criminal 4-11 Law Enforcement--Special Crimes unit, Karen Lewis, Heidi Fischer, 4-12 Patty Subia, and Tammy Ray; from the Crime Records unit, Pam 4-13 Pierce, Connie Marak, and Angie Klein; from the Texas Rangers, 4-14 Company A--Houston, sergeants Andrew Carter, Otto Hanak, Cris Love, 4-15 and Brian Taylor; Company C--Amarillo, Sergeant Alvin Schmidt; 4-16 Company D--San Antonio, Captain C. J. Havrda, Lieutenant Lane Akin, 4-17 and sergeants Gary De Los Santos, Marrie Garcia, Tony Leal, John A. 4-18 Martin, Morgan L. Miller, and Coy L. Smith; and Company 4-19 F--Kerrville, sergeants Kyle Dean, Christine Nix, Tommy Ratliff, 4-20 and Rocky Wardlow; and from the Traffic Law Enforcement unit, 4-21 Captain Jack Hamilton; and 4-22 WHEREAS, All those associated with the effort to save Leah 4-23 Henry are truly worthy of our highest respect and admiration; as 4-24 participants in this massive manhunt, these individuals 4-25 demonstrated immense dedication to ensure the safe return of this 4-26 little girl, and it is both a privilege to pay tribute to them and 4-27 a comfort to know they are on the job each day protecting their 5-1 fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it 5-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 5-3 Legislature hereby commend all those who dedicated themselves to 5-4 finding and rescuing Leah Henry and applaud them for the intensive 5-5 effort they put forth to aid a fellow Texan. Wilson Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1235 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House