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1	1	H.R. No. 2707
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Retired U.S. Air Force Major General Gerald Prather
6	6	has led a full and generous life devoted to the service of others,
7	7	and he has been an esteemed member of the Del Rio community for more
8	8	than 20 years; and
9	9	WHEREAS, During his exceptional 32-year career in the U.S.
10	10	Air Force, this outstanding American rose from airman to major
11	11	general; he flew F-84 and F-100 fighters, served as a B-52 pilot for
12	12	the Strategic Air Command, and piloted C-130 cargo planes on 500
13	13	support missions during the Vietnam War; and
14	14	WHEREAS, General Prather also completed degrees in
15	15	electrical engineering and communications technology, and he
16	16	became a high-ranking communications officer for SAC, the U.S.
17	17	Readiness Command, and the Pentagon; he retired in 1986 at the rank
18	18	of major general, having earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the
19	19	Bronze Star with "V" device, and the Order of the Sword, a
20	20	prestigious tribute from the enlisted ranks; and
21	21	WHEREAS, A resident of Del Rio since 1986, General Prather is
22	22	as dedicated to serving his community as he has been to serving his
23	23	nation; he held the office of Precinct 3 justice of the peace for 10
24	24	years and helped to create the Justice Juvenile Court; moreover, he
25	25	has been a member and president of the board of the United Way, as
26	26	well as the Eagle Scout advancement chair of the Amistad District of
27	27	the Boy Scouts of America; and
28	28	WHEREAS, General Prather has also been a leader in the Del Rio
29	29	Chamber of Commerce, serving as president and as a member of the
30	30	board, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Special Projects
31	31	Committee; affiliated with the Lions Club for 50 years, he has been
32	32	president of the Host Lions Club in Del Rio, and he is vice
33	33	president and a life director of the Military Affairs Association;
34	34	and
35	35	WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, General Prather is
36	36	an ordained Eucharistic minister with St. James Episcopal Church,
37	37	where he has also served as senior warden of the vestry and as a
38	38	trustee; he acts as chaplain for the Juvenile Detention Center, the
39	39	Val Verde Regional Medical Center, and the Host Lions Club; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Throughout a lifetime of military and civic service,
41	41	Gerald Prather has provided exemplary, inspiring leadership, and
42	42	his contributions and accomplishments are indeed worthy of special
43	43	recognition; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby commend Major General Gerald Prather for his
46	46	service to this country and to the community of Del Rio and extend
47	47	to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness;
48	48	and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for General Prather as an expression of high regard by the
51	51	Texas House of Representatives.
52	52	Gallego
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 2707 was adopted by the House on May
56	56	31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House