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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 464
 1-3           WHEREAS, Gene Hollier of Houston is indeed deserving of
 1-4     legislative praise for his receipt of the NASA Public Service Medal;
 1-5     and
 1-6           WHEREAS, The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Speaker of
 1-7     the Year in 2000, this esteemed gentleman earned the NASA award for
 1-8     his outstanding contributions in promoting the relationship between
 1-9     the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Johnson Space Center;
1-10     he was presented the medal by JSC Director George Abbey and former
1-11     astronaut Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., at the NASA/JSC Honor
1-12     Awards Ceremony; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Mr. Hollier had a distinguished career as a
1-14     United States Air Force fighter pilot in Vietnam, as a mission
1-15     commander of continental Africa for an Apollo mission, and as an
1-16     air attache to the United States Embassy in Bangkok, where he was
1-17     awarded the Order of the White Elephant by the King of Thailand;
1-18     he also operated a residential security company for eight years in
1-19     Hawaii and has appeared in numerous television and stage shows,
1-20     movies, and commercials; and
1-21           WHEREAS, This civic-minded gentleman donates much of his
1-22     time to numerous charitable organizations, but it is the rodeo with
 2-1     which he is most active; he organized and chaired the Trail Boss
 2-2     Program for the Go Texans program as well as raised substantial
 2-3     money for the rodeo's scholarship fund, and he has been often
 2-4     recognized for his myriad achievements with the rodeo and other
 2-5     community efforts; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Gene Hollier is truly an outstanding Texan,
 2-7     and it is indeed a privilege to commend him at this time; now,
 2-8     therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     77th Legislature, hereby congratulate Gene Hollier for receiving
2-11     the NASA Public Service Medal and extend to him sincere best wishes
2-12     for continued success; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
2-14     prepared for Mr. Hollier as an expression of high regard from the
2-15     Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                 Jackson
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2-18                                          President of the Senate
2-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-21                                  on March 14, 2001.
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2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate