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