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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248

	WHEREAS, Too often in life our everyday heroes are overlooked
or overshadowed in the news by the famous or infamous, although 
there is little doubt that these individuals exist, and in their 
quick and efficient response to Hurricane Katrina, 29 members
of the Oil Spill Prevention and Response field offices of the 
General Land Office proved to be just such heroes; and
	WHEREAS, Although unimaginable obstacles awaited them
when they arrived in the heart of the devastation in New Orleans, 
officers worked tirelessly to restore the city's environment, 
deploying necessary equipment, implementing clean-up strategies,
and investigating spill causes; and
	WHEREAS, Response officers undertook this extraordinary 
effort with the utmost professionalism and commitment; there
was no way to prepare them for the magnitude of destruction and 
desperation they would encounter, yet through it all, they 
remained steadfast in their determination to assist their fellow 
Americans; and
	WHEREAS, Contributing to the search and rescue operations 
in New Orleans were the following Oil Spill Prevention and 
Response officers: Craig Cook, Patrick Lynch, Johnny Darcey, 
Niell Irvin, J. T. Ewing, Joel Price, Richard Lynch, Richard Arnhart,
Juan Salgado, Jimmy A. Martinez, Michael Baccigalopi, Scott Gaudet,
Michael Janskowski, Brent Koza, Raymond Oliveira, James Duenes, 
Jeff Greytok, KC Sullivan, Jay Veselka, Trang Vu, Matt McCauley, 
Ronald Sidney, Kim Griffith, Fred Valadez, Robb Muil, Rusty Moon, 
Bob Caraway, Joseph Hilliard, and Holly Bellringer; and
	WHEREAS, Heroism takes many forms, from selflessly responding
during a crisis to volunteering for military service, and these 
hard-working Texas response officers have demonstrated through 
their actions that they too are members of this special group of 
people on whom others can rely; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend these 29 
Texas response officers for their mighty search and rescue efforts
following Hurricane Katrina and extend to them deep appreciation 
for their exemplary actions; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
prepared for these individuals as an expression of high regard 
from the Texas Senate.
                                                                           Janek




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



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate