SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 799
In Memory
of
Homer W. Lear
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Colonel Homer W. Lear, United States Air
Force, retired, who died September 23, 2012, at the age of 92; and
WHEREAS, Homer Lear was born August 12, 1920, in Oil Hill,
Kansas; he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Jane Griggs,
in 1942, and they shared 69 years together; they raised two
children, Steven and Rebecca, and they were blessed with five
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Homer Lear was accepted into the Aviation Cadet
Program as a young man and received his commission in 1941; he
flew B-17 and B-29 bombers during World War II and served as an
aircraft commander in the 19th Bomb Group on Guam, and after the
war, he served for 23 years in the Strategic Air Command and at
the Pentagon; he was involved in the activation of the first boom
type air-to-air refueling unit in 1949, and he was also chosen to
escort Charles Lindbergh on a tour of Strategic Air Command
bases; and
WHEREAS, After his retirement from military service,
Colonel Lear worked for the Weyerhaeuser Company and the
International Executive Service Corps; and
WHEREAS, He was active in the Texas Silver-Haired
Legislature, serving as speaker emeritus and as chairman of the
State Affairs Committee; he was appointed to the White House
Conference on Aging in 1995 and 2005 and was elected to the first
National Silver-Haired Congress; and
WHEREAS, He served the San Antonio community as a Bexar
County election judge and as a member of the board of directors of
the Air Force Villages, and he was an active member of the Rotary
Club; and
WHEREAS, A man of courage, integrity, and strength, he gave
unselfishly to others, and his patriotism and service to his
country will not be forgotten; and
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Homer W. Lear; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Homer W. Lear.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 30, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate