Bill Text: TX HR2208 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Bernard James Stephan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2208 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2208-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2208 |
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant Bernard | ||
James Stephan suffered an immeasurable loss when he made the | ||
ultimate sacrifice during World War II, at the age of 25; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on May 14, 1919, in Tawas City, Michigan, | ||
Bernard Stephan graduated from St. Joseph School in 1937, and he | ||
was inducted into the army on June 23, 1941; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sergeant Stephan received his basic training at Camp | ||
Roberts, California, and in November 1941, he transferred to Fort | ||
Lewis, Washington, where he trained as a radio operator; he then | ||
transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, in August 1943, and a month | ||
after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, he shipped out from New York, | ||
arriving in England on July 14, 1944; and | ||
WHEREAS, Serving in the Third Army under General George | ||
S. Patton, Sergeant Stephan contributed to the liberation of | ||
Europe, taking part in many battles and earning the respect of his | ||
officers and comrades for his devotion to duty; he was killed in | ||
action in Luxembourg on January 20, 1945; and | ||
WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed | ||
forces, Bernard Stephan inspired others with his fortitude, | ||
tenacity, and courage, and his fellow Americans owe him a debt of | ||
gratitude that the passage of time will never diminish; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of U. | ||
S. Army Sergeant | ||
Bernard James Stephan; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives | ||
adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bernard Stephan. | ||
Lucio III | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2208 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 27, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||