H.R. No. 603
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Deputy Chief John A. Sheedy IV has been named the Del
Rio Fire and Rescue Department's Firefighter of the Year, and this
singular distinction is indeed one to be celebrated; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Sheedy first joined the department in 1981, and
he served for three years before leaving to work with the U.S.
Border Patrol; and
WHEREAS, After returning to the department in 1987, he was
promoted first to lieutenant and then to his current rank of deputy
chief; and
WHEREAS, Among the many accomplishments of his fire-fighting
career is the creation and stewardship of the department's First
Responder program, and this valuable contribution to the common
good is worthy of special note; and
WHEREAS, Those individuals who risk their personal safety to
ensure that of their fellow Texans are truly deserving of our
admiration and gratitude; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate John A. Sheedy IV on being named
the Del Rio Fire and Rescue Department's Firefighter of the Year and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success.
Gallego
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 Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 603 was adopted by the House on March
17, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House