H.R. No. 119



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For 50 years, the Bridge City Volunteer Fire and 
Rescue, an agent of the Orange County Emergency Service District 
No. 2 Volunteer Fire Department, has provided public safety and 
peace of mind for the residents of Bridge City and Orangefield; and
	WHEREAS, The department was organized in 1951 as part of the 
Bridge City Civil Defense Unit by John Robert Saint and Archie 
Calhoun, who served as its first members; and
	WHEREAS,  Originally called the Bridge City Volunteer Fire 
Department, the department later became part of Orange County 
Emergency Service District No. 2 and today has more than 40 members 
who cover a 75 square mile area; and
	WHEREAS, For five decades, the department has been composed 
of a courageous group of individuals who stand ready to meet the 
challenge of protecting the citizens and property of Bridge City 
and Orangefield; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Orange County Emergency 
Service District No. 2 Volunteer Fire Department for 50 years of 
outstanding service to the people of Bridge City and Orangefield 
and extend sincere best wishes to all who have contributed to the 
department's success; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of the department as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                        Deshotel
                                                                        Hamilton

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 119 was adopted by the House on March 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House