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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her military service during World |
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War II, Alice Porter is being presented with a Women in History |
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award by the Corpus Christi Chapter of the National Society |
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Daughters of the American Revolution on March 24, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of New Jersey, Alice Porter joined the navy |
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as part of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service |
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program in 1945; she was assigned to Naval Air Station Atlanta, |
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where she was trained as an instructor for a flight simulation |
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device called a link trainer; she was later transferred to the base |
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in Corpus Christi to teach pilots how to fly by instruments at night |
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and in unfamiliar territory; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a debt of gratitude to those men and |
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women who commit themselves to defending the nation's liberty and |
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security, and Alice Porter may indeed take great pride in her |
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outstanding service to her nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Alice Porter on her receipt of a |
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Women in History award from the Corpus Christi Chapter of the |
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Porter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 851 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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