SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Homer Hogues on the grand occasion of his 90th
birthday; and
WHEREAS, Homer Hogues was born on April 19, 1927, in
Navasota, to Leroy and Lucinda Hogues; he grew up in Waxahachie
and graduated from high school before entering into military
service with the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, After completing basic training, he was assigned
to the famed Tuskegee Airmen as a mechanic with the 99th Fighter
Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group; he was instrumental in preparing
the unit's aircraft for the first United States Air Force gunnery
competition in Las Vegas in 1949; and
WHEREAS, After retiring from military service with the
rank of staff sergeant, he embarked on a long and productive
career as a hard chrome plater with Lane Plating Works; he has
also been in great demand as a speaker for schools and church
groups to recount his inspirational experiences with the
Tuskegee Airmen; and
WHEREAS, Homer Hogues has lived through times and
experienced events that most people only know about through
history books; Sergeant Hogues was one of the few African
Americans selected to participate in President Harry S. Truman's
1949 inaugural parade, and he attended the 2012 inaugural parade
of Barack Obama, the nation's first African American president; and
WHEREAS, A highly respected and admired member of his
community, Homer Hogues is noted for his warmth, his courage, and
his wise counsel, and he inspires those around him with his
enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to Homer Hogues on the
occasion of his 90th birthday; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 20, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate