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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, United States Air Force veteran Kathy Endres of |
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Woodway has been featured in the Waco Tribune-Herald as one of its |
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Voices of Valor; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Oklahoma City, Kathy Endres graduated |
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from Alvord High School and subsequently attended Texas Woman's |
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University; she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1972 and was |
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assigned to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, and she went on |
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to complete weather observation training at Chanute AFB in Illinois |
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and then transfer to Holloman AFB in New Mexico; in 1975, she was |
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deployed to Fulda, Germany, where she served for three years as a |
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weather observer, studying atmospheric conditions and advising |
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helicopter pilots who flew along the Iron Curtain; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning stateside, Ms. Endres was stationed |
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at Bergstrom AFB, where she completed her tour of active duty; she |
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then took advantage of the G.I. Bill to enroll at The University of |
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Texas at Austin and subsequently built a successful career in |
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property management; in addition, she served in the Air Force |
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Reserve for eight years and retired with the rank of staff sergeant |
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in 1991; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Endres has been supported in all her endeavors |
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by the love and encouragement of her husband of 30 years, Beau |
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Crosby, and she takes tremendous pride in their three children and |
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four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathy Endres has fulfilled the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, and her fellow citizens owe her a |
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lasting debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kathy Endres for her exemplary service to |
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her country as a member of the U.S. Air Force and congratulate her |
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on being recognized as one of the Voices of Valor by the Waco |
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Tribune-Herald; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Endres as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |