H.R. No. 1104
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, May 11, 2003, marks the 50th anniversary of the
infamous Waco Tornado, the deadliest tornado in Texas history and
one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The massive F5 tornado tore a swath through Central
Texas in a matter of minutes, leaving 114 people dead and nearly
2,000 injured; the storm did unprecedented damage to the city of
Waco, destroying 600 homes and 2,000 vehicles and causing $57
million in property damage; and
WHEREAS, Citizens of Waco will join together on the weekend
of May 9-11 to commemorate this tragic event and the toll it took
and also to celebrate the determination and strength of a community
that overcame a disaster of monumental proportions to reestablish
itself; and
WHEREAS, Overcoming adversity is a trait common to the
citizens of Texas, and few examples can match the resiliency of the
citizens of Waco in their recovery from this epic, life-altering
event; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Waco
Tornado and pay tribute to the memory of those individuals who lost
their lives in this devastating natural disaster.
Mabry
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1104 was adopted by the House on May
8, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House