H.R. No. 12 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives joins the 
citizens of Moore County in honoring and commemorating the 19 lives 
lost at the 1956 Shamrock McKee Plant fire by dedicating Station 19 
to their memory; and
	WHEREAS, At 7 a.m. on July 29, 1956, an explosion rocked the 
Shamrock Oil and Gas Company's McKee refinery near Sunray and 
Dumas; 10 firemen and nine plant employees lost their lives in the 
blast; and
	WHEREAS, Named in honor of those 19 men, Station 19 is a new, 
state-of-the-art facility with the latest in firefighting 
technology; it will serve as an enduring memorial to the terrible 
loss of 50 years ago; and
	WHEREAS, Station 19 opens April 19, 2006, on the site of the 
blast that claimed those 19 lives; its mission will be to save lives 
and to ensure that the tragic events of 1956 are never repeated; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor the memory of 19 
fallen heroes and commemorate their lives on the occasion of the 
dedication of Station 19; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Station 19 and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of those 
killed in that disaster.

                                                                        Swinford

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 12 was adopted by the House on April 
17, 2006, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House