81R13995 JNC-F
By: Legler H.R. No. 942
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Since 2000, Travis Allan Bryan has devoted more than
6,000 hours of volunteer community service to the citizens of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, His contributions as a soldier, EMT, educator,
political activist, Coast Guard Auxiliary member, Boy Scout leader,
and ESGR committee member represent over three years of devoted
service to his community and to his country; and
WHEREAS, Travis Bryan enlisted as a military police officer
in the Texas State Guard in 2005, and three years later, he was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Brigade by
Governor Rick Perry; and
WHEREAS, In his work as a soldier and master military
emergency management specialist, Mr. Bryan has served with
distinction, volunteering for a number of humanitarian service
operations in the Rio Grande Valley and for relief efforts
following Hurricanes Katrina, Dolly, Gustav, and Ike; and
WHEREAS, Since 2005, the President's Council on Service and
Civic Participation has bestowed on this outstanding young Texan
the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award four times; moreover,
the council recognized him with its highest honor, the President's
Call to Service Award, in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan's tireless dedication to his community and
to humanitarian efforts has been acknowledged by the governors of
11 states, including Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, and West Virginia, as well as by local elected officials
throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, Born in Pasadena to Michael R. Bryan, Sr., and the
former Marla L. Starkey, Mr. Bryan has made education a priority in
his life, and he has earned a certificate in emergency medical
technology with honors from San Jacinto Community College and a
certificate in emergency management with distinction from
Frederick Community College in Maryland; since then, he has
graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in religion from
Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he is currently a
candidate for a master of business administration degree in
leadership; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan has contributed financially to many
notable organizations through his membership in the Association of
the United States Army, the Enlisted Association of the National
Guard of the United States, the National Guard Association of
Texas, the State Guard Association of the United States, the Texas
State Guard nonprofit association, the National Association for
Search and Rescue, and the National Rifle Association; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, Mr. Bryan was elected president and chair
of the National Association for Justice and Legal Reform and has
further shared his time and talents through his leadership in
numerous other civic and community organizations; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan presently serves as a precinct chair,
presiding election judge, and volunteer deputy voter registrar in
Harris County, and in 2008, he served on a Harris County signature
verification committee and Early Voting Ballot Board; and
WHEREAS, With the love and support of his wife, Amber, and his
three children, Joshua, Matthew, and Brianna, Travis Bryan has
devoted himself to serving his fellow Texans and to many worthy
causes in which he believes; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Travis Allan Bryan for his exemplary
service to his community and to the State of Texas and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bryan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.