82R27926 JGH-D

By: Dutton H.R. No. 2067

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, U.S. Army Colonel Pamela A. DeLancy has served her nation with distinction for more than three decades; and

WHEREAS, Colonel DeLancy entered the army in September 1980 as an enlisted soldier; she completed basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and served four years before leaving the military to attend the University of Houston; in her junior year of college, she joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps and went on to graduate from the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, as an ROTC cadet; she received an early commission in 1987 and accepted an army reserve assignment as a documentation officer in the 348th Transportation Battalion; and

WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center in 1989, Colonel DeLancy entered active duty as an officer in the Army Nurse Corps; she served as a medical-surgical nurse at Fort Bliss, Texas, and as an emergency room nurse at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and then left active duty to work for four years as a medical-surgical nurse at the 4005th U.S. Army Hospital in Houston; and

WHEREAS, Colonel DeLancy subsequently became an active guard reserve soldier stationed with the army's Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky; she went on to serve in such positions as quality assurance manager for clinical affairs and medical credentialing for the South East Regional Command, chief of credentialing at the U.S. Army Medical Department Professional Management Command, and nurse administrator in the surgeon's office at 63D Regional Support Command; along the way, she obtained her master's degree in health administration from Central Michigan University; and

WHEREAS, Most recently, this outstanding officer was selected to attend the prestigious War College, the army's highest institution of professional development for strategic leaders; she is slated to graduate with the Class of 2012; and

WHEREAS, Colonel DeLancy's achievements have been recognized with the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Good Conduct Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, among many others; and

WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Colonel DeLancy has benefited from the love and support of her husband, Barnes DeLancy, as well as her two daughters, Tori and Tamara; and

WHEREAS, Colonel Pamela DeLancy has contributed immeasurably to advancing the mission of every organization of which she has been a part, and her exemplary efforts in behalf of the nation are indeed deserving of praise; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor Colonel Pamela A. DeLancy for her distinguished military service and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Colonel DeLancy as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.