SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 240


In Memory

of

Guy C. Brannon, Jr.


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and 
commemorates the life of Colonel Guy C. Brannon, Jr., who died 
April 6, 2006; and

	WHEREAS, He was born April 11, 1921, in Little Rock, Arkansas,
to Charles Guy and Lena Mae Browning Brannon; he married
Hattie Jo Magness in 1943; and

	WHEREAS, He enjoyed a career with Western Electric before 
serving in the United States Army for 27 years; he was an officer 
in the Signal Corps during World War II and served in the Pacific 
Theater; and

	WHEREAS, He was later stationed in Japan, Korea, and 
Vietnam as General Westmoreland's Communications Officer; he was 
an instructor at the Advanced Officer's School at Fort Monmouth, 
New Jersey, and served tours of duty at Kagnew Station, Ethiopia, 
at the Army Security Agency in Arlington, Virginia, and at the 
United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was 
communications and electronics officer; and

	WHEREAS, Colonel Brannon was awarded numerous medals for 
his service to his country, including the Joint Services 
Commendation Medal for his service in Vietnam and the Legion of 
Merit for his work at West Point; and

	WHEREAS, An exemplary citizen, he was respected in the 
community for his many accomplishments and his willingness to 
help those in need; he volunteered at Wilford Hall Medical Center 
for 13 years; and

	WHEREAS, Guy Brannon will be remembered for his dignity, 
his quiet strength, and his dauntless spirit; and

	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and 
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured 
forever by his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 
condolences to the bereaved family of Guy C. Brannon:  his 
daughter and son-in-law, Jo Carol and Kevin Haynes; his 
granddaughters, Lindsey and Paige Haynes; and his sister-in-law, 
Margie Magness; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy 
from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this 
day, it do so in memory of Colonel Guy C. Brannon, Jr.
                                                                       Wentworth




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 15, 2006, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate