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1	1	H.R. No. 3111
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Albert
6	6	Abraham of Marshall, who died on February 22, 2009, at the age of
7	7	89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Albert Abraham was born in Marshall on November 19,
9	9	1919, to Louis Charles Abraham and Helena Haddad Abraham; he
10	10	graduated from Marshall High School and the College of Marshall,
11	11	now East Texas Baptist University; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War
13	13	II, Mr. Abraham enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was trained
14	14	as a fighter pilot; after initially patrolling the airspace over
15	15	the Panama Canal, he was transferred to the China-Burma-India
16	16	theater, where he flew P-51 Mustang fighters in close support of
17	17	Allied ground troops, destroying enemy installations from the air;
18	18	at one point during the war, this brave American flew 35 combat
19	19	missions in 53 days; he was later captured and spent time as a
20	20	prisoner of war; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Mr. Abraham's courage and sacrifice during the war
22	22	were recognized with the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal
23	23	with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the American Defense
24	24	Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze
25	25	Stars, the American Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, the Unit
26	26	Citation Badge, the World War II Victory Medal, the Presidential
27	27	Testimonial, and the POW Medal; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Discharged after the war with the rank of major,
29	29	Albert Abraham returned to Marshall and married Adrah Marie Ryan in
30	30	1946; he owned and operated Abraham Grocery until his retirement in
31	31	1982 and he played an active role in his community as a member of
32	32	Masonic Lodge No. 22, the Shriners Club, and the Optimist Club; he
33	33	was also a member of the Gideon Society, and he sat on the alumni
34	34	board of East Texas Baptist University; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Deeply loyal to his fellow service members, Mr.
36	36	Abraham held an appointment to the Veterans' Land Board of the
37	37	General Land Office, and he earned a certificate of recognition for
38	38	his work in behalf of veterans in the Lone Star State; he was a
39	39	member of both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars;
40	40	and
41	41	WHEREAS, Albert Abraham dedicated his life to serving his
42	42	family, his community, and his nation, and he will forever be
43	43	remembered with warm affection by all those who knew and loved him;
44	44	now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Albert Abraham and
47	47	extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife
48	48	of 62 years, Adrah Abraham; to his daughter, Theresa Crawford; to
49	49	his son, Charles Abraham, and his wife, Lisa; to his sister, Joyce
50	50	Haddad; to his sister-in-law, Doris Abraham; to his grandchildren,
51	51	Courtney Crawford, Michael Crawford, Jeffrey Abraham, Justin
52	52	Abraham, and Briana Abraham; to his great-grandchildren; and to his
53	53	other relatives and friends; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55	55	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
56	56	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Albert
57	57	Abraham.
58	58	Hughes
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Speaker of the House
61	61	I certify that H.R. No. 3111 was unanimously adopted by a
62	62	rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009.
63	63	______________________________
64	64	Chief Clerk of the House