Bill Text: TX HR1174 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Patricia Ellen Frain.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1174 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1174-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1174 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life dedicated to the service of her country and | ||
| her community drew to a close with the death of retired U.S. Air | ||
| Force Colonel Patricia Ellen Frain on May 3, 2021, at the age of 75; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Pat Frain was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June | ||
| 19, 1945, to Luke and Ann Frain; after graduating from Hillsboro | ||
| High School in Illinois in 1963, she earned a nursing degree from | ||
| St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering her nation's call to duty, Ms. Frain | ||
| joined the U.S. Air Force in June 1970, and over the course of her | ||
| exemplary 22-year military career, she earned the Meritorious | ||
| Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Air Force | ||
| Commendation Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one | ||
| bronze oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Organizational Excellence | ||
| Award, and the National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star, | ||
| among many other awards; after retiring in August 1992 at the rank | ||
| of colonel, she received the Legion of Merit, one of the highest | ||
| honors given to military personnel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Frain continued to serve in civilian life as an | ||
| inspiring mentor to many people, and she was the mayor of Sunrise | ||
| Beach for 13 years, earning the respect of the community for her | ||
| no-nonsense servant leadership, never asking anyone to do anything | ||
| she wasn't willing to do herself; in retirement, she delighted in | ||
| the time she spent sewing, quilting, and embroidering, and she also | ||
| enjoyed golfing, shooting, and woodworking; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A proud military veteran and a dedicated public | ||
| servant, Pat Frain lived a rich and purposeful life, and she leaves | ||
| behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those who knew and | ||
| loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Colonel Patricia | ||
| Ellen Frain and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her | ||
| family: to her sister, Jane Chesser, and her husband, Clyde; to her | ||
| nieces, Becky Jorn, Brenda Young and her husband, Terry, and Julie | ||
| Pachesa and her husband, Bob; and to her other relatives and many | ||
| friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pat Frain. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1174 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 23, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
