Bill Text: TX SR180 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Printed in full [SR180 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR180-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Kenneth Raymond Fleenor | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of United States Air Force Brigadier | ||
General Kenneth Raymond Fleenor, Retired, who died | ||
December 10, 2010, at the age of 81; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kenneth Fleenor was born and raised in Bowling | ||
Green, Kentucky, and graduated from Western Kentucky State | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, He served the nation with distinction in the armed | ||
forces for 28 years; while he was serving in Vietnam, his F-4 | ||
Phantom fighter jet was shot down near Hanoi, and he spent more | ||
than five years as a prisoner of war, enduring starvation, | ||
isolation, and torture; after his release from captivity in 1973, | ||
he continued his military career and held numerous important | ||
posts at Randolph Air Force Base, including Base Commander, Wing | ||
Commander, and Deputy Commander of Operations for the Air | ||
Training Command; and | ||
WHEREAS, General Fleenor went on to work for the state as a | ||
coordinator for Texans War on Drugs, and he was on the boards of | ||
numerous companies; for 10 years, he served the citizens of Selma | ||
as a city council member and as mayor; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he | ||
gave generously to others, and his wisdom and foresight will not | ||
be forgotten by those who knew him; and | ||
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
grandfather, and he left behind memories that will be treasured | ||
forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
83rd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the legacy of Brigadier | ||
General Kenneth Raymond Fleenor; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family to commemorate the life of this dedicated patriot, and | ||
that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of | ||
Kenneth Fleenor. | ||
Hinojosa | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 12, 2013, | ||
by a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |