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1	1	H.R. No. 727
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The long and productive life of an esteemed Texan
6	6	drew to a close with the passing of Donald Devaughn Whitefield of
7	7	Houston on July 25, 2008, at the age of 86; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born on December 11, 1921, in Bellaire, Ohio, Mr.
9	9	Whitefield was educated in Ohio and Michigan and was active in
10	10	school debate and band organizations during his youth; in the
11	11	dramatic years of World War II, he answered his nation's call to
12	12	duty and completed training as a navigator for B-24 aircraft at
13	13	Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, where he met his future bride;
14	14	and
15	15	WHEREAS, This brave airman was sent to England and undertook
16	16	the perilous duty of flying bombing runs over Europe with the 492nd,
17	17	45th, and 445th Bomb Groups; he ultimately survived 30 missions,
18	18	including one of the most disastrous aerial raids of the war, in
19	19	which 31 of 35 Allied planes were lost; in recognition of his
20	20	exemplary service, he received two Distinguished Flying Crosses,
21	21	the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Croix de Guerre;
22	22	his skill as an aviator was also recognized during the Korean War,
23	23	when he was recalled to active duty as a navigation instructor; and
24	24	WHEREAS, When his service in World War II ended, Mr.
25	25	Whitefield worked with his father in Ohio before he and his wife,
26	26	Billie, moved back to Houston; a self-taught chemist, he began
27	27	experimenting with polyurethane in his home laboratory and
28	28	developed a method of casting the substance for use in oil field
29	29	equipment; this development led to the founding of Whitefield
30	30	Plastics, which is now run by his son, Bill; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Mr. Whitefield was deeply interested in the civic
32	32	affairs of the Lone Star State and was active in promoting the
33	33	Republican Party; in 1974, he won his party's nomination for the
34	34	District 8 seat in the United States House of Representatives and
35	35	ran unsuccessfully against the Democratic incumbent; he also
36	36	devoted time to a number of other organizations, including the
37	37	Houston Highlander Bagpipe Band, which he served as president and
38	38	drum major, the Heather and Thistle Society, Veterans of Foreign
39	39	Wars Post No. 8790 in Spring Branch, and the Second Air Division
40	40	Association; and
41	41	WHEREAS, A member of the generation that faced the challenges
42	42	of World War II and helped to build a prosperous nation in the
43	43	decades that followed, Donald Whitefield had an enduring impact on
44	44	the world around him, and his many achievements will continue to be
45	45	a source of inspiration for all who had the pleasure of knowing him;
46	46	now, therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Donald D. Whitefield
49	49	and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his
50	50	wife of 65 years, Billie Whitefield; to his children, Patricia
51	51	Schwertner and her husband, Ron, and William H. Whitefield and his
52	52	wife, Janeal; to his grandchildren, Ryan Schwertner and his wife,
53	53	Rachael, Erin Schwertner, Adam Schwertner, Nickolas Currie and his
54	54	wife, Laura, Patrice Currie, Laura Currie, Diana Currie, and Dr.
55	55	Jenks Currie and his wife, Erica; to his great-grandchildren,
56	56	Allison and Samuel Schwertner and Ann Katherine and Garner Currie;
57	57	and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
59	59	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
60	60	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donald
61	61	Whitefield.
62	62	Bohac
63	63	______________________________
64	64	Speaker of the House
65	65	I certify that H.R. No. 727 was unanimously adopted by a
66	66	rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009.
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68	68	Chief Clerk of the House