H.R. No. 1555

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, First Responder Legislative Day is taking place at
	the State Capitol on March 25, 2015, and this occasion provides an
	opportunity to reflect on the courageous efforts of these admirable
	public servants; and
	WHEREAS, The second-oldest monument on the grounds of the
	State Capitol is the Volunteer Firemen memorial, and it serves as a
	moving tribute to the valorous service of all firefighters and
	other emergency response personnel; erected by the State Firemen's
	Association of Texas in 1896, the bronze statue portrays a fireman
	carrying a frightened child in his left arm while holding a lantern
	in his right hand; and
	WHEREAS, The granite base of the monument is inscribed with
	the names of Texas volunteer firefighters who lost their lives in
	the line of duty, and on this day, 21 fallen heroes are being added
	to the list: Chief Charles "Ted" Richardson of the Alvarado
	Volunteer Fire Department, Gregory Mack Simmons of the Eastland
	Fire Department, Elias Macias Jaquez of the Cactus Fire Department,
	Larry Gale Nelson of the Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire
	Department, Matt Waller of the Memphis Fire Department, Mark
	Shepherd of the Rosehill Volunteer Fire Department, William Richard
	"Dick" Danes of the Brazos County Precinct 3 Fire Department,
	Captain Neal Wade Smith of the Atascocita Volunteer Fire
	Department, Jalen Smith of the Jackson Heights Volunteer Fire
	Department, Assistant Chief David Fox of the Bluebonnet Volunteer
	Fire Department, Donald Mize of the League City Volunteer Fire
	Department, Jerry Chapman and Captain Cyrus Reed of the Abbott
	Volunteer Fire Department, Kevin Sanders of the Bruceville-Eddy
	Volunteer Fire Department, Perry Calvin of the Martens Volunteer
	Fire Department, Morris Bridges, Cody Dragoo, Joseph Pustejovsky,
	Captain Douglas Snokhous, and Captain Robert Snokhous of the West
	Volunteer Fire Department, and Chief Hugh Ferguson of the Damon
	Volunteer Fire Department; and
	WHEREAS, Every hour of every day, the first responders of
	Texas stand ready to come to the aid of their fellow citizens, and
	these dedicated men and women are truly deserving of our heartfelt
	praise and gratitude; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate First Responder Legislative Day at
	the State Capitol and pay tribute to the service of the first
	responders of Texas, both past and present.
	Springer
	Kacal
	Simpson
	Straus González Paddie
	Allen Guerra Parker
	Alonzo Guillen Paul
	Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
	Anchia Harless Phelan
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
	Ashby Howard Price
	Aycock Huberty Raney
	Bell Hughes Raymond
	Bernal Hunter Reynolds
	Blanco Isaac Riddle
	Bohac Israel Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
	Burns Keough Rose
	Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
	Button King of Parker Schaefer
	Canales King of Taylor Schofield
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
	Clardy Klick Shaheen
	Coleman Koop Sheets
	Collier Krause Sheffield
	Cook Kuempel Simmons
	Craddick Landgraf Simpson
	Crownover Larson Smith
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
	Dale Leach Spitzer
	Darby Longoria Springer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
	Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
	Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farias Miles VanDeaver
	Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Fletcher Moody Walle
	Flynn Morrison White of Bell
	Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Frullo Murphy Workman
	Galindo Murr Wray
	Geren Naishtat Wu
	Giddings Nevárez Zedler
	Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
	Gonzales Otto
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1555 was adopted by the House on March
	25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House