H.R. No. 103


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Helminiak of San Antonio is being promoted to the rank of colonel on February 1, 2005, in recognition of his significant contributions to his field; and WHEREAS, Chief nurse anesthetist at Brooke Army Medical Center, Lieutenant Colonel Helminiak recently returned from Iraq, where he distinguished himself as a member of a Neurosurgical Fast Team in Baghdad; in that capacity, he provided anesthesia for more than 140 trauma craniotomies as well as other trauma surgeries; and WHEREAS, Like other certified registered nurse anesthetists exceptionally trained by the U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel Helminiak is an able and patriotic individual who is ready to assist his country in times of peace and in times of strife; and WHEREAS, This exemplary medical professional has earned the appreciation of his patients and the respect of his colleagues, and he is indeed deserving of this career achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Helminiak on his promotion and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Helminiak as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Corte Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford Dukes King of Parker Talton Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson Edwards Krusee Truitt Eiland Kuempel Turner Eissler Laney Uresti Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale Escobar Leibowitz Veasey Farabee Luna Villarreal Farrar Madden Vo Flores Martinez West Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong Frost McCall Woolley Gallego McClendon Zedler Gattis McReynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 103 was adopted by the House on January 26, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House