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1	1	H.R. No. 2061
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio lost a distinguished citizen
6	6	with the death of General Robert Tralles Herres on July 24, 2008, at
7	7	the age of 75; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Robert Herres was born in Denver in 1932 to F.
9	9	Willard and Edna Herres; after graduating from the U.S. Naval
10	10	Academy in 1954, he entered the U.S. Air Force; and
11	11	WHEREAS, This outstanding officer's early career in the Air
12	12	Force included assignments as a fighter pilot, an air electronics
13	13	maintenance officer, a flying instructor, and a technical
14	14	intelligence analyst; and
15	15	WHEREAS, After graduating from the Aerospace Research Pilot
16	16	School, General Herres was assigned to the Manned Orbiting
17	17	Laboratory as a crew member in 1967; he went on to command the 449th
18	18	Bombardment Wing, the 310th Strategic Wing, the Air Force
19	19	Communications Command, and the 8th Air Force of the Strategic Air
20	20	Command; and
21	21	WHEREAS, General Herres became commander of the North
22	22	American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force Space
23	23	Command in 1984, and the following year he became the first
24	24	commander-in-chief of the U.S. Space Command; in 1987, he became
25	25	vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second-ranking
26	26	officer in the U.S. military, a position he held until his
27	27	retirement in 1990; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary military career,
29	29	General Herres earned the Bronze Star, the Defense Distinguished
30	30	Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit
31	31	with oak leaf cluster, and many other commendations; and
32	32	WHEREAS, In 1990, General Herres went to work for USAA in San
33	33	Antonio, becoming chair and CEO of the company in 1993, and he
34	34	expanded coverage to encompass enlisted men and women before
35	35	retiring in 2002; he benefited many worthy organizations with his
36	36	leadership as well, serving on the national boards of the Boy Scouts
37	37	of America, Junior Achievement, and the U.S. Naval Academy
38	38	Foundation; he led the annual campaign for the United Way of San
39	39	Antonio and Bexar County, and he also served on the boards of VRTX
40	40	Technologies, Trinity University, and Austin Presbyterian Seminary
41	41	and was an elder at First Presbyterian Church; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Robert Herres dedicated his life to the service of
43	43	his fellow citizens, and memories of this remarkable man will live
44	44	forever in the hearts of all those who were privileged to know him;
45	45	now, therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of General Robert T.
48	48	Herres and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family,
49	49	whom he deeply loved: to his wife of 51 years, Shirley Herres; to
50	50	his children, Julie Latenser, Michael Herres, and Jennifer Babeon;
51	51	to his 10 grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends;
52	52	and, be it further
53	53	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	54	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
55	55	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert T.
56	56	Herres.
57	57	Castro
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Speaker of the House
60	60	I certify that H.R. No. 2061 was unanimously adopted by a
61	61	rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Chief Clerk of the House