78R15027 KMP-D

By:  Solomons                                                     H.R. No. 1105



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Chief Master Sergeant 
Stephen Dean Vollbrecht, United States Air Force (Ret.), on March 
1, 2002, at the age of 50, has brought a profoundly felt loss to his 
many friends and relatives; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Sergeant Vollbrecht was 
educated at Southwest Texas State University, where he earned his 
bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary management, and Webster 
University, where he completed his master's degree in management;  
a distinguished graduate of the NCO Academy and the NCO Leadership 
School, he also held specialized military associate's degrees in 
both personnel administration and emergency medical technology; 
and
	WHEREAS, Sergeant Vollbrecht embarked on his notable 29-year 
career in the United States Air Force in 1971; he completed tours of 
duty in Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, and Texas, as well as in Germany, 
Cuba, the Marshall Islands, and the Netherlands, earning the 
respect and admiration of officers and enlisted corps alike; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition for his exemplary work in providing 
medical and operational leadership for the United States armed 
forces, Sergeant Vollbrecht was awarded the National Defense 
Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force 
Commendation Medal, and the Air Force Achievement Medal and was 
twice honored with the Humanitarian Service Medal; over the course 
of his distinguished career he was named First Sergeant of the Year 
by the Aerospace Medical Division, as well as by both Wilford Hall 
and Randolph Air Force Base; and
	WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know this fine officer 
will not quickly forget the honesty, fairness, and integrity he 
brought to every facet of his life, and although his presence is 
gone from us now, his memory will continue to live on in the hearts 
of all those whose lives he touched during his years on this earth; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Master Sergeant 
Stephen D. Vollbrecht and extend deepest sympathy to the members of 
his family:  to his wife, Doreen Culbertson Vollbrecht; to his sons 
and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Lori Vollbrecht and David and 
Kristin Vollbrecht; to his grandsons, Evan and Connor Vollbrecht; 
to his granddaughter, Maia Vollbrecht; to his father, Herbert 
Vollbrecht; to his brother, Frank Vollbrecht; to his sister, Sharon 
Olson; to his greatest friend and colleague, Milton Robert Fields 
III; and to his many other relatives and friends; 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 Chief 
Master Sergeant Stephen Dean Vollbrecht.