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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Colonel Milton Leland Haskin (Ret.) of El Paso passed |
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away on March 1, 2011, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, "Lee" Haskin was born on July 30, 1923, to Mr. and |
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Mrs. Howard L. Haskin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spent much |
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of his youth in Madison, Wisconsin; after attending the University |
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of Wisconsin for a year, he answered his nation's call to duty in |
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April 1943 and joined the U.S. Army; he received an appointment to |
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the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1944 and |
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graduated with the Class of 1947; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioned as a second lieutenant, Lee Haskin |
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served with a field artillery battalion in Europe before assuming |
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command of a battery at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; he subsequently |
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served as an operations officer with a field artillery battalion in |
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Korea, as an officer with the J-5 division at the North American Air |
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Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and as commanding |
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officer of the 4th Battalion, 41st Artillery, in Europe; his |
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assignments also included a stint with the Nuclear Weapons Branch, |
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Strategic Operations Division, J-3, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the Guided Missile Staff Officer |
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School and the Command and General Staff College, Colonel Haskin |
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held appointments as a member of the staff and faculty of the Air |
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Defense Artillery School and Center at Fort Bliss, as a professor of |
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mathematics at West Point, and as a professor of military science at |
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Norwich University; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Haskin's last posting was at White Sands |
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Missile Range in New Mexico, where he had charge of the Training and |
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Doctrine Command Systems Analysis Activity; he retired from the |
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army in 1975, after a distinguished career of nearly three decades; |
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among the many military honors he received were the Legion of Merit |
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with one oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service |
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Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation |
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Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Colonel |
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Haskin enjoyed a loving marriage of more than 63 years with his |
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wife, Patricia; they were blessed with two children, Kathryn and |
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Thomas, as well as four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee and Pat Haskin moved to El Paso in 1976 and |
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became active members of their community; Colonel Haskin taught |
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math at St. Clement's Episcopal Parish School for many years and |
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devoted countless hours to volunteer work; he sat on the board of |
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directors for numerous organizations, including the West Point |
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Society of El Paso, the Santa Teresa Country Club, and the |
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International Committee of the Greater El Paso YMCA, and he served |
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as secretary of the board for the Westside Family YMCA, as treasurer |
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and vice president of the board for the El Paso Council for |
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International Visitors, and as treasurer of the El Paso County |
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Historical Society; he also helped lead the Area Agency on Aging as |
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chair of the advisory council and helped guide the Greater El Paso |
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Tennis Association as its president; in addition, he served on |
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several committees at The University of Texas at El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Lee Haskin lived a life of honesty and integrity, |
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and while his death brings great sadness to his family and friends, |
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he leaves behind a legacy of memories and achievements that will |
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long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Colonel Milton |
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Leland Haskin and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Patricia Haskin; to his daughter and |
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son-in-law, Kathryn and Kenneth Erickson; to his son, Thomas |
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Haskin; to his grandchildren, Andrew Erickson, Heather Ortiz, |
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Karolyn Dicken, and Rebecca Haskin; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Bryce Erickson and Xavier Ortiz; to his sister, Marylin Windes; to |
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his niece, Colby Windes; to his nephew, Craig Windes; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Colonel |
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Milton Leland Haskin. |