1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 680 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Senior Master Sergeant Henry A. Guidry, Sr., who is 1-5 retiring from the United States Air Force Reserve after 31 years 1-6 of superlative service; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Guidry has accepted a position in 1-8 Melbourne, Australia, and will start his new duties on 1-9 May 22, 2001; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Born on January 29, 1948, in Houston, he is 1-11 the son of Curley J. Guidry and Kathryn A. Guidry; he graduated 1-12 from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned an associate degree 1-13 from Houston Community College; and 1-14 WHEREAS, In 1966, Henry joined the United States Air Force, 1-15 where he served as an Aircraft Mechanic for the C-130 aircraft; 1-16 he was honorably discharged in July, 1970; and 1-17 WHEREAS, From September, 1970, to March, 1976, Henry Guidry 1-18 served as an Air Reserve Technician in the United States Air Force 1-19 Reserve; in March, 1978, he resumed employment with the 924th Civil 1-20 Engineering Squadron until January, 1984; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Henry served with the United States Air Force 1-22 Reserve at various air force bases until his retirement in 2001, 2-1 with a three-year period off while he worked for the Department 2-2 of Defense in Cairo, Egypt; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Sergeant Guidry ended his service with the 2-4 United States Air Force April 22, 2001, and looks forward to 2-5 his next job in Australia with great anticipation; now, therefore, 2-6 be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate Senior Master Sergeant 2-9 Henry A. Guidry, Sr., on the glorious occasion of his retirement 2-10 from the United States Air Force Reserve; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 him as a memento of this splendid occasion. 2-13 Whitmire 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on April 5, 2001. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate