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1	1	H.R. No. 1288
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family, friends, and former colleagues are mourning
6	6	the loss of aviation engineer Harry James Hillaker of Fort Worth,
7	7	who died on February 8, 2009, at the age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Harry Hillaker was born in Flint, Michigan, on May
9	9	9, 1919; after graduating from Flint Northern High School, he
10	10	studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Michigan; and
11	11	WHEREAS, In 1941 Mr. Hillaker went to work for Consolidated
12	12	Aircraft, which later became General Dynamics, in San Diego; in
13	13	1942 he transferred to the company's Fort Worth division, where he
14	14	worked on many of its major aviation projects, including the B-36
15	15	and B-58 bombers; in 1962, Mr. Hillaker began to work informally
16	16	with Major John Boyd, a fighter pilot, and a group known as the
17	17	"Fighter Mafia" to design and promote a lighter, more affordable,
18	18	and more maneuverable fighter plane; and
19	19	WHEREAS, The eventual result of their efforts was the F-16
20	20	fighter, and Mr. Hillaker led the General Dynamics design team that
21	21	produced this innovative and successful aircraft; the Fort Worth
22	22	plant where Mr. Hillaker worked, now part of Lockheed Martin, still
23	23	produces F-16s, and over the past 30 years, more than 4,400 have
24	24	been manufactured and the plane has become an essential part of the
25	25	air forces of some 25 countries; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Mr. Hillaker went on to serve as the chief project
27	27	engineer for the advanced versions of the F-16, and in 1980, he
28	28	became vice president and deputy program director for the F-16 XL;
29	29	he served two terms as chair of the aerospace vehicles panel of the
30	30	U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; he retired in 1985, and in
31	31	1990, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Daddy-O" to his family,
33	33	Mr. Hillaker was beloved for his warmth, his generosity, and his
34	34	sparkling sense of humor, and his role in the invention of the F-16
35	35	has earned him a permanent place in the history of aviation; now,
36	36	therefore, be it
37	37	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
38	38	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Harry James Hillaker
39	39	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
40	40	wife of 65 years, Betty Hillaker; to his sons, Eric Hillaker and his
41	41	wife, Susan, and Harry Hillaker, Jr., and his wife, Michele; to his
42	42	daughters, Victoria Harrell and her husband, Howard, Deborah
43	43	Currier and her husband, Phil, and Missy Gillespie and her husband,
44	44	Jack; to his son-in-law, Dillon McDaniel; to his brother, John
45	45	Hillaker; to his 27 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren; and
46	46	to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
49	49	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Harry J.
50	50	Hillaker.
51	51	Shelton
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 1288 was unanimously adopted by a
55	55	rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House