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79S11047 MAM-D

By:  Homer                                                      H.C.R. No. 27 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, After 40 years of exemplary service, Jerry McFadden 
of Lamar County retired as a member of the United States Navy in 
July 2005; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of Paris High School, this noteworthy 
Texan served in the Vietnam War and subsequently maintained an 
active career in the navy as a reservist; during his career, he 
regularly participated in military readiness exercises overseas 
and assumed active duty assignments during Operation Desert Storm 
and the Kosovo-Serbia uprising; he retired as a master chief petty 
officer, the highest enlisted rank in the navy; and
	WHEREAS, For 33 years, MCPO McFadden also distinguished 
himself as an educator for the Paris Independent School District; 
as a seventh and eighth grade teacher at Travis Junior High School, 
he brought his dedication and wide range of experience into the 
classroom and encouraged his students to work hard and pursue civic 
service; before retiring in 2003, he taught history and vocational 
courses and inspired his students to raise more than $10,000 for a 
Korean orphanage in an outreach project; and
	WHEREAS, Jerry McFadden's years of selfless service and 
leadership in behalf of his country and the young people of Lamar 
County are truly outstanding, and he may reflect with pride on a 
career well spent as he begins the next chapter of his life; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
1st Called Session, hereby commend Jerry McFadden for his 
exceptional service to this nation and the Lone Star State and 
extend to him sincere best wishes for a happy and fulfilling 
retirement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for MCPO McFadden as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.