H.R. No. 440
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Wilbur Montgomery retired from the
  Mesquite Fire Department on January 30, 2009, drawing to a close a
  notable career in public service that has spanned 35 years; and
         WHEREAS, Chief Montgomery joined the Mesquite Fire
  Department in 1973, and within a year he had earned two letters of
  commendation for volunteering to teach fire safety classes for the
  Mesquite Independent School District; and
         WHEREAS, This outstanding firefighter became a
  driver-engineer in 1977; he was promoted to lieutenant in 1995 and
  to captain four years later; for his exemplary service, he was
  recognized as the 2005 Officer of the Year; and
         WHEREAS, In 2006, Wilbur Montgomery was named deputy chief of
  the EMS Division, and in that capacity he introduced new lifesaving
  equipment, including the Power-Pro stretcher and cardiac monitors;
  he also began the process of implementing electronic patient care
  reporting; and
         WHEREAS, Despite the demanding nature of his work, this
  caring gentleman has also found time to give back to his community
  through his involvement in the Fired Up for Santa program and the
  United Way; and
         WHEREAS, Chief Montgomery's professionalism, dedication to
  his department, and commitment to the public welfare have greatly
  benefited his fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride
  on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of
  his life; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Deputy Chief Wilbur Montgomery on
  his retirement from the Mesquite Fire Department and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Chief Montgomery as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Miklos
 
 
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. 440 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House