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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nine decades of living a productive and fulfilling |
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life is truly reason for celebration, and on February 6, 2007, |
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Lucian Hunt of Houston is marking this significant milestone in his |
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life; and |
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WHEREAS, Lucian Hunt grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and |
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graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1940; a survivor |
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of the attack on Pearl Harbor, during which his ship, the U.S.S. |
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Oklahoma, was sunk, he participated in the Aleutian and Guadalcanal |
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campaigns and eventually became a naval aviator, flying various |
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anti-submarine aircraft; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning master's degrees in aeronautical and |
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electronic engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of |
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Technology, Mr. Hunt spent two years as a test pilot for the Navy; |
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he went on to serve as an air weapons systems training officer, as |
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an aviation director for the Bureau of Aeronautics, and as special |
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advisor to the Secretary of the Navy before becoming commanding |
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officer of aircraft repair and overhaul facilities in Florida and |
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California; he remained in the U.S. Navy Reserve until retiring |
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with the rank of captain at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hunt moved to the private sector in 1959, when he |
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took over supervision of the American Airlines engineering and |
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maintenance depot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and pioneered computer use |
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for recordkeeping in the airline and defense industries; later, he |
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took charge of American Flyers and BWIA airlines before being |
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recruited as vice president of Saudi operations for Northrop |
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Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, Continuing to seek new opportunities and |
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challenges, Mr. Hunt later obtained licenses as a real estate |
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broker and appraiser and successfully developed a number of |
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Oklahoma properties; he retired from that enterprise at the age of |
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80; and |
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WHEREAS, The widower of Marguerite Hunt, with whom he shared |
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63 wonderful years of marriage, he lives today near his son and |
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daughter-in-law, Jack and Diane Hunt, in the Bayou City and takes |
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pleasure in the company of his grandchildren, Laura, Lisa, and |
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Helen, and his great-grandchildren, Charlotte and Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Lucian Hunt has devoted |
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himself to his loved ones, to his professional endeavors, and to his |
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country, and it is a distinct pleasure to honor him at this time; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lucian Hunt on the occasion of his |
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90th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness and good fortune; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hunt as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |