| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 599 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss of |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | Timothy Wayne Breckenridge of Del Rio, who died on December 4, 2008, |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | at the age of 43; and |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Tim Breckenridge was born in Edwards, California, to |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | Darrell and Betty Breckenridge on July 10, 1965; he attended |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | schools in Aurora, Colorado, and Del Rio and went on to earn his |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | associate's degree from Southwest Texas Junior College; and |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Breckenridge joined the Del Rio Fire |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | and Rescue Department, and within four years, he was promoted to the |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | rank of lieutenant; a dedicated and courageous firefighter, he |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | refused a promotion to captain, preferring to stay with his engine |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | company rather than work a desk job; and |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Lieutenant Breckenridge received the department's |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | Medal of Honor after he and a fellow firefighter carried an elderly |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | woman to safety during the flood of 1998; and |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Breckenridge was an |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | ordained elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | and |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and his vocation, Tim |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | Breckenridge delighted in the outdoors and lived an active life, |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | and although he is no longer with us, his warmth and sense of humor |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | will forever be remembered by all who knew and loved him; now, |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Timothy Wayne |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | Breckenridge and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | family: to his son, Tim Breckenridge, Jr., and his wife, Hatali; to |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | his daughter, April Jasinski, and her husband, Joe; to his parents, |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | Darrell and Betty Breckenridge; to his brothers, Todd and Bradley |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | Breckenridge; to his sister, Tobi Duckworth; to his stepdaughters, |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | Heather Bennett and Cami Gailey; to his grandmother, Betty |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | Urquhart; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tim |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | Breckenridge. |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | Gallego |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 599 was unanimously adopted by a |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009. |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
|---|