R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Residents of Midland recently lost a beloved 1-2 neighbor and friend with the untimely passing of Neal Clifton, who 1-3 died on May 14, 2001, in the crash of a Confederate Air Force plane 1-4 in which he was on a training-familiarization flight; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Clifton was born in Nacogdoches 1-6 on September 6, 1946; he was a veteran of the United States Air 1-7 Force who served in Vietnam, and he was employed by the Texas 1-8 Department of Transportation as a right-of-way administrator; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Clifton had long been an airplane enthusiast, 1-10 and his love of flight led him to become actively involved with the 1-11 Air Volunteer Group, the Experimental Aircraft Association, and the 1-12 Confederate Air Force, which seeks to acquire, restore, maintain, 1-13 and fly airplanes from the World War II era; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Mr. Clifton will be greatly missed, but he leaves 1-15 behind a legacy that will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be 1-16 it 1-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-18 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Neal Clifton and 1-19 extend sincere sympathy to his family: to his sons, Brian and Eric 1-20 Clifton; to his sisters, Judy Bowman Pitts and June Clifton; and to 1-21 his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-2 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 2-3 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Neal 2-4 Clifton. West Craddick _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1245 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 28, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House