H.R. No. 756

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Deborah L. Van Dormolen of Salado
	was named the 2010 Distinguished Military Retiree for Texas by the
	Fort Hood Retiree Council; and
	WHEREAS, Recognized for her outstanding contributions to the
	betterment of the community, military retirees, and the families of
	military personnel, "Borah" Van Dormolen has given generously of
	her time and talents in numerous leadership roles since retiring
	from the United States Army in 1997; she is a member of the board of
	governors for the Association of the United States Army, Fort Hood
	Chapter, and she has served as state vice president for the Texas
	Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America
	and as president and director of the Central Texas Chapter of the
	Military Officers Association; and
	WHEREAS, Colonel Van Dormolen enlisted in the army in 1974,
	after graduating from West Chester State College in Pennsylvania;
	she later earned her master's degree in physical education from
	Indiana University and also completed the Signal Officer Basic and
	Advanced courses and graduated from the Command and General Staff
	College; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of a distinguished career spanning
	23 years, Colonel Van Dormolen served in faculty, staff, and
	command positions in both the United States and the Federal
	Republic of Germany; she taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West
	Point and was commander of logistics operations units for the
	army's largest military formations, including the famed 1st Cavalry
	Division; in her final assignment, she served as the assistant
	chief of staff materiel for the 13th Corps Support Command at Fort
	Hood; she received numerous decorations, including the Legion of
	Merit, four Meritorious Service Medal awards, two Army Commendation
	Medal awards, and two Army Achievement Medal awards; and
	WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Colonel Van Dormolen
	established a successful business, Design Technology Group, Inc.,
	with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Rich Castle; she served
	as chief of staff for Representative Kent Grusendorf during the
	77th Texas Legislative Session and has served in myriad leadership
	positions in the Republican Party; the former president of the
	Texas Federation of Republican Women, she has also served that
	organization as vice president of finance, vice president of
	legislation, and leadership development chair; she has conducted
	campaign management seminars for both the TFRW and the National
	Federation of Republican Women, and she presently serves as the
	National Committeewoman for the Republican Party of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to her extensive efforts in behalf of
	members of the armed forces and her political party, Colonel Van
	Dormolen holds a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas State
	Cemetery Committee and is a Rotarian in the Salado Chapter, and she
	is an endowment member of the National Rifle Association and the
	Texas State Rifle Association; and
	WHEREAS, Borah Van Dormolen has demonstrated an unwavering
	commitment to her community and to improving the lives of military
	retirees and the families of military personnel, and she is indeed
	deserving of the prestigious accolade accorded her; now, therefore,
	be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Deborah L. Van
	Dormolen on being named the 2010 Distinguished Military Retiree for
	Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Colonel Van Dormolen as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Sheffield
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 756 was adopted by the House on March
	17, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House