SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Blinded Veterans Association Rio Grande Regional
Group for its commitment to supporting our nation's veterans in
the Paso del Norte region; and
WHEREAS, The national Blinded Veterans Association was
founded in 1945 to provide support for World War II veterans
blinded in that conflict; and
WHEREAS, Since receiving a charter from the United States
Congress in 1958, the Blinded Veterans Association has remained
the only veterans' service organization exclusively dedicated to
serving America's blind and visually impaired veterans; and
WHEREAS, The Blinded Veterans Association Rio Grande
Regional Group was founded by Bill Case, a veteran of the Korean
and Vietnam Wars; and
WHEREAS, The association has provided guidance,
encouragement, and emotional support to blinded veterans through
their rehabilitation process, and it acts as an advocate for
blinded veterans and their families in the private and public
sectors; and
WHEREAS, The association provides a venue through which
blinded veterans may give mutual aid and assistance to one
another, strengthening their spirit of fellowship; and
WHEREAS, The association's members provide role models for
how the challenges of blindness can be successfully overcome and
how blinded veterans can take their rightful place in the
community in fostering the creation of a more peaceful world;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby commend the Blinded Veterans Association Rio
Grande Regional Group for their commitment to supporting our
nation's veterans in the Paso del Norte region; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Shapleigh
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 26, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate