SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas 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 7:00 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 tragic 
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 Senate of the State of Texas,
79th 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 a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a 
memento from the Texas Senate.
                                                                         Seliger




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 17, 2006, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate