H.R. No. 917
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Major General Bertus Leroy Sisco of the Texas State
Guard has served as commander of this noted military unit since
March 8, 1997, and during his tenure he has demonstrated
outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence in all his
efforts; and
WHEREAS, An Oklahoma native and current Southlake resident,
General Sisco served as an enlisted soldier in the 36th Infantry
Division for three years before being selected to attend Officer
Candidate School (OCS); he graduated and was commissioned as a
second lieutenant in June 1965, and two years later he earned a
bachelor of science degree from Abilene Christian University; and
WHEREAS, Before assuming command of the Texas State Guard,
General Sisco was deputy commander of the 49th Armored Division and
assistant adjutant general M-Day; his commands also include the
231st Engineer Company, the 386th Engineer Battalion, and the 111th
Area Support Group; he served in Germany with the 21st TAACOM and
held a number of major staff positions with the 71st Troop Command;
and
WHEREAS, This dedicated individual served on the National
Guard Association of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Board
for six years and five years, respectively, and was president of the
association in 1996; he is the recipient of numerous awards and
accolades, including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service
Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and
the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, he was inducted into the Texas Infantry OCS
Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for our state's finest soldiers; he
earned an honorary doctorate of military arts and science from TMA,
and he currently serves on the executive board of the Choctaw Code
Talkers Association; and
WHEREAS, General Sisco and his wife, the former Frances
Wiseman, have been blessed with two sons, Brandon and Trevor, a
daughter, Shae, and five grandchildren; in his civilian career, he
is a principal and owner of U.S. BANC:Source, a national computing
company that serves more than a thousand financial institutions
throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, Service to one's country is a truly laudable
pursuit, and for nearly four decades General Sisco has devoted
himself to preserving the freedoms of his fellow Americans; he is an
inspiration to all who know him, and it is a privilege to pay
tribute to him at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Major General Bertus Leroy Sisco for his
many years of service to the citizens of Texas and of the United
States and extend to him best wishes for continued success and
happiness in all his endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for General Sisco as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Laubenberg
Hunter
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 917 was adopted by the House on April
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House