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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Homer Hogues on the grand occasion of his 90th |
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birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Homer Hogues was born on April 19, 1927, in |
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Navasota, to Leroy and Lucinda Hogues; he grew up in Waxahachie |
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and graduated from high school before entering into military |
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service with the United States Air Force; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing basic training, he was assigned |
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to the famed Tuskegee Airmen as a mechanic with the 99th Fighter |
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Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group; he was instrumental in preparing |
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the unit's aircraft for the first United States Air Force gunnery |
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competition in Las Vegas in 1949; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from military service with the |
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rank of staff sergeant, he embarked on a long and productive |
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career as a hard chrome plater with Lane Plating Works; he has |
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also been in great demand as a speaker for schools and church |
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groups to recount his inspirational experiences with the |
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Tuskegee Airmen; and |
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WHEREAS, Homer Hogues has lived through times and |
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experienced events that most people only know about through |
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history books; Sergeant Hogues was one of the few African |
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Americans selected to participate in President Harry S. Truman's |
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1949 inaugural parade, and he attended the 2012 inaugural parade |
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of Barack Obama, the nation's first African American president; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly respected and admired member of his |
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community, Homer Hogues is noted for his warmth, his courage, and |
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his wise counsel, and he inspires those around him with his |
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enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to Homer Hogues on the |
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occasion of his 90th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 20, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |