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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pauline Bond Baxter has been named the grand marshal |
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of the 2011 Fourth of July parade in Kaufman by the board of the Keep |
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Kaufman Beautiful organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1939 graduate of Kaufman High School who went on to |
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earn a degree from Baylor University in 1943, Mrs. Baxter came of |
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age as the tumultuous events of World War II began to unfold, and |
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she soon found herself playing an important role in the war effort; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning in 1941, the No. 1 British Flying Training |
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School was established at Terrell in order to train aspiring |
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military pilots from the United Kingdom so that they could assist in |
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their country's fight against Nazi Germany; Mrs. Baxter took a job |
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teaching the students how to operate the navigation equipment on |
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the Spitfire fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force, and her |
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efforts helped prepare many aviators for their duties in aerial |
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combat; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, she was hired by Tom Braniff of |
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Braniff Airways in Dallas to train pilots for his airline; over the |
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decades, she has stayed in touch with her military students by |
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attending reunions for the British pilots held at the No. 1 British |
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Flying Training School Museum at the Terrell Municipal Airport; she |
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also married, and she and her husband, Turner, raised two children, |
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David and Paula; and |
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WHEREAS, The remarkable contributions of Pauline Baxter |
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helped one of our nation's closest allies at a crucial juncture in |
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world history, and her selection as grand marshal provides fitting |
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recognition of her patriotic actions while also focusing attention |
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on a fascinating yet little-known chapter in the history of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Pauline Bond |
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Baxter on being named grand marshal of the 2011 Fourth of July |
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parade in Kaufman and extend to her sincere best wishes for another |
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memorable day in a truly remarkable life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Baxter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gooden |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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