Texas 2023 - 88th 3rd C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Andrew Gid Terry Jr.
5	5	WHEREAS, Retired United States Air Force Colonel Andrew
6	6	Gid Terry Jr. of Longview passed away on June 10, 2023, at the age
7	7	of 89, bringing a great loss to his family and friends; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Bessie Irene Turner and Andrew Gid
9	9	Terry Sr., Gid Terry was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on
10	10	February 5, 1934; he worked his way through Mississippi State
11	11	University, where he was a student leader and member of the Air
12	12	Force ROTC; after completing his bachelor's degree in business,
13	13	he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the USAF and began
14	14	pilot training; he married the former Elizabeth Ann Noble in
15	15	December 1955 and they became the parents of two daughters,
16	16	Debbie and Lisa, as well as a son, Gid, who tragically lived for
17	17	only one day; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Colonel Terry's career spanned three decades and
19	19	took him and his family to seven different states and two foreign
20	20	countries; he served in all three of the air force's command
21	21	divisions at the time, and during the Vietnam War, he flew
22	22	missions in the Military Airlift Command, carrying supplies and
23	23	sometimes transporting combat troops or airlifting the wounded;
24	24	later assigned to the Strategic Air Command, he was named deputy
25	25	commander of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento,
26	26	California; he took great pride in the achievements of the
27	27	maintenance squadrons as well as the pilots of that
28	28	Reconnaissance Wing and earned their admiration and affection;
29	29	moreover, he became one of the elite few to fly the SR-71;
30	30	following his retirement in 1985, he and his wife settled in
31	31	Marshall; they were very active in their church and community and
32	32	formed many wonderful friendships through the Marshall Lions
33	33	Club; Mrs. Terry preceded her husband in death; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Although Gid Terry is greatly missed by those he
35	35	has left behind, they will continue to find inspiration in his
36	36	warmth, kindness, and dedication; now, therefore, be it
37	37	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
38	38	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life
39	39	of U.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret.) Andrew Gid Terry Jr. and extend
40	40	sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughters,
41	41	Debbie Hembree and Lisa Constantine and her husband, Gene; to his
42	42	grandchildren, Lance Spott, Courtney Rogers, and Micah, Leah,
43	43	and Hannah Constantine; to his great-grandchildren, Sydney and
44	44	Connor Spott and Samantha Rogers; and to his other relatives and
45	45	friends; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
47	47	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
48	48	this day, it do so in memory of Colonel Gid Terry.
49	49	Hughes
50	50	________________________________
51	51	President of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that the
53	53	above Resolution was adopted by
54	54	the Senate on October 19, 2023, by
55	55	a rising vote.
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Secretary of the Senate
58	58	________________________________
59	59	Member, Texas Senate