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  H.R. No. 377
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Elaine Annette
  Guajardo Kelley of San Antonio, who died on July 24, 2007, at the
  age of 58; and
         WHEREAS, Born on March 30, 1949, to Hilario and Mary A.
  Guajardo, Elaine Kelley was a graduate of Little Flower High School
  and earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of
  the Incarnate Word; during her senior year in college, she answered
  her nation's call to duty and enlisted in the United States Army as
  a second lieutenant; following her active service, she continued to
  hold the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve; and
         WHEREAS, In an exemplary nursing career that spanned nearly
  30 years, Ms. Kelley worked at Wilford Hall Medical Center and
  Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston; her expertise as a
  cardiovascular nurse, as well as her dedication, deep compassion,
  and meticulous professionalism, greatly benefited her patients
  over the years and earned her the admiration and respect of her
  peers; and
         WHEREAS, Called to active duty during the Desert Shield and
  Desert Storm campaigns, Lieutenant Colonel Kelley served with
  distinction as assistant chief nurse in the 114th EVAC Hospital in
  Saudi Arabia, where she provided outstanding care to countless
  soldiers; her devotion to duty earned her the National Defense
  Service Medal with Service Star, the Army Commendation Medal, the
  Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Reserve Component Achievement
  Medal; and
         WHEREAS, Outside of her professional responsibilities, Ms.
  Kelley gave generously of her time and expertise to benefit her
  community; she led training seminars in CPR for schools and civic
  organizations and supported numerous Catholic church programs,
  including the youth choir, the youth drill team, summer Bible
  school, and prayer groups; in addition, she was an active member of
  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, De Amigos de Amigos, Chapter 128 of the
  Disabled American Veterans, and the Paralyzed Veterans of America;
  and
         WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, friends, church, and country,
  Elaine Kelley dedicated her life to the service of others; although
  her life ended far too soon, memories of her courage, perseverance,
  and integrity will continue to inspire all who knew her; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elaine Annette
  Guajardo Kelley and extend sincere condolences to the members of
  her family: to her daughters, Lisa Kelley Walker and her husband,
  Christopher, and Nina Kelley; to her parents, Hilario and Mary A.
  Guajardo; to her sisters, Sharon G. Callihan and her husband,
  Charles, Adele G. Polk, and Theresa G. Johnson; to her brother, Eli
  V. Guajardo and his wife, Melinda; to her uncle, Francis B.
  Guilbeau; to her cousin, Ernestine McGee; to her special friend,
  Charlotte Sampson; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elaine
  Annette Guajardo Kelley.
 
  McClendon
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 377 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House