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1	1	H.R. No. 1891
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Veteran pilot and Texas native Captain Chesley
6	6	Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III demonstrated extraordinary skill
7	7	and composure when he landed his crippled commercial airliner on
8	8	the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, saving the lives of his
9	9	passengers and crew while also avoiding all the traffic on the river
10	10	in an incident that has come to be known as "the miracle on the
11	11	Hudson"; and
12	12	WHEREAS, On that fateful day, Captain Sullenberger was
13	13	piloting a U.S. Airways flight with 155 people on board out of
14	14	LaGuardia Airport in New York City; moments after takeoff, each of
15	15	the plane's engines was struck by birds and shut down; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Realizing that the airplane would be unable to make
17	17	it to a runway for an emergency landing, Captain Sullenberger, in a
18	18	breathtaking display of expertise, courage, and resolve, put the
19	19	81-ton aircraft safely down on the waters of the Hudson River; and
20	20	WHEREAS, The passengers were evacuated onto the wings of the
21	21	plane and into rafts; a few suffered minor injuries, but no lives
22	22	were lost; after checking the waterlogged cabin twice to make sure
23	23	no one was left behind, Captain Sullenberger was the last to leave
24	24	the plane; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Denison, where a street is named
26	26	for his pioneering family, Captain Sullenberger is a
27	27	fourth-generation Texan; even before this harrowing incident, he
28	28	had won great distinction as an aviator, earning his pilot's
29	29	license at the age of 14 and logging more than 19,000 hours of
30	30	flying time in the course of his career; he is a graduate of the U.S.
31	31	Air Force Academy, where he received the Outstanding Cadet in
32	32	Airmanship Award given to the top flier in each graduating class,
33	33	and he flew F-4 Phantom fighters for the Air Force for seven years,
34	34	attaining the rank of captain; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Captain Sullenberger has been a pilot for U.S.
36	36	Airways since 1980, and he is a flight instructor and a highly
37	37	respected expert in aviation safety; he has investigated aviation
38	38	accidents for the Air Force and the National Transportation Safety
39	39	Board; and
40	40	WHEREAS, A consummate pilot and a selfless steward of the
41	41	lives in his care, "Sully" Sullenberger is most worthy of the
42	42	worldwide acclaim he has won for his lifesaving actions, and it is
43	43	indeed a pleasure to pay tribute to this remarkable Texan; now,
44	44	therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby honor Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III as a
47	47	true Texas hero for his heroic rescue of all those aboard U.S.
48	48	Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, and extend to him sincere
49	49	best wishes for nothing but blue skies ahead; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Captain Sullenberger as an expression of high regard
52	52	by the Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Phillips
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1891 was adopted by the House on May
57	57	14, 2009, by a non-record vote.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House