Bill Text: TX HCR7 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending U.S. Army Brigadier General (Ret.) Walter Schellhase for his service to the Hill Country Veterans Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-11 - Signed by the Governor [HCR7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR7-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 7 | ||
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| WHEREAS, U.S. Army Brigadier General (Ret.) Walter | ||
| Schellhase is stepping down from the board of the Hill Country | ||
| Veterans Council in 2013, after nearly two decades of outstanding | ||
| service to that organization; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A resident of Kerrville, General Schellhase has | ||
| devoted much time and energy to the council's efforts in behalf of | ||
| the nearly 20,000 former servicemen and servicewomen in the Hill | ||
| Country; over the years, he has served the council in a variety of | ||
| offices, including that of board president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, General Schellhase has worked tirelessly to | ||
| preserve the vital medical services provided at the U.S. Department | ||
| of Veterans Affairs facility in Kerrville; his efforts have | ||
| included repeated trips to San Antonio, Austin, and Washington, | ||
| D.C., to speak with officials on behalf of veterans and their needs; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to helping to guide the Hill Country | ||
| Veterans Council, this esteemed Texan has held leadership positions | ||
| with the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, the Kerr Economic | ||
| Development Foundation, the Downtown Business Association, the | ||
| Friends of the Kerr County Historical Commission, and the Boy | ||
| Scouts; he has been named as Citizen of the Year by the Kerrville | ||
| Area Chamber of Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to the men and | ||
| women who have served in this nation's armed forces, General | ||
| Schellhase has earned the lasting respect of his community, and he | ||
| may indeed reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 1st Called Session, hereby commend Brigadier General Walter | ||
| Schellhase on his distinguished contributions to the Hill Country | ||
| Veterans Council and extend to him deep appreciation for a lifetime | ||
| of service to his country and fellow citizens; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Brigadier General Schellhase as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Hilderbran | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the Senate on June | ||
| 24, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
