H.R. No. 242
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Vernon Gaston of Lampasas was killed in Baghdad,
Iraq, on September 3, 2003, leaving behind a host of loved ones and
dear friends, and it is indeed appropriate to remember the life of
this esteemed American at this time; and
WHEREAS, Born on September 1, 1957, in Dallas, Mr. Gaston was
employed by Kellogg Brown & Root at the time of his passing; a
20-year employee of the postal service, he was working to establish
a postal system in Iraq when he was fatally wounded; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gaston was a U.S. Navy veteran and served during
Operation Desert Storm; a great-grandson of Frank Gaston, the
longtime owner of the Granbury News, he had worked in radio, was a
former correspondent for the Killeen Daily Herald, and was a noted
civic leader; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Gaston is dearly missed by
his wife and children; his loss has left a void in their lives, yet
his legacy of service to his country and to his fellow Americans
lives on in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Vernon Gaston and extend sincere sympathy to his family: to his
wife, Kaye; to his children, Kristi, Steve, and Michael; and to the
many other relatives and friends of this beloved gentleman; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vernon
Gaston.
Hupp
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 242 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 11, 2004.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House