TITLE: In memory of Colonel Milton Leland Haskin of El Paso.

SUMMARY: In memory of Colonel Milton Leland Haskin of El Paso.

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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to a close when Colonel Milton Leland Haskin (Ret.) of El Paso passed away on March 1, 2011, at the age of 87; and WHEREAS, "Lee" Haskin was born on July 30, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Haskin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spent much of his youth in Madison, Wisconsin; after attending the University of Wisconsin for a year, he answered his nation's call to duty in April 1943 and joined the U.S. Army; he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1944 and graduated with the Class of 1947; and WHEREAS, Commissioned as a second lieutenant, Lee Haskin served with a field artillery battalion in Europe before assuming command of a battery at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; he subsequently served as an operations officer with a field artillery battalion in Korea, as an officer with the J-5 division at the North American Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and as commanding officer of the 4th Battalion, 41st Artillery, in Europe; his assignments also included a stint with the Nuclear Weapons Branch, Strategic Operations Division, J-3, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C.; and WHEREAS, A graduate of the Guided Missile Staff Officer School and the Command and General Staff College, Colonel Haskin held appointments as a member of the staff and faculty of the Air Defense Artillery School and Center at Fort Bliss, as a professor of mathematics at West Point, and as a professor of military science at Norwich University; and WHEREAS, Colonel Haskin's last posting was at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where he had charge of the Training and Doctrine Command Systems Analysis Activity; he retired from the army in 1975, after a distinguished career of nearly three decades; among the many military honors he received were the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal; and WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Colonel Haskin enjoyed a loving marriage of more than 63 years with his wife, Patricia; they were blessed with two children, Kathryn and Thomas, as well as four grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Lee and Pat Haskin moved to El Paso in 1976 and became active members of their community; Colonel Haskin taught math at St. Clement's Episcopal Parish School for many years and devoted countless hours to volunteer work; he sat on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including the West Point Society of El Paso, the Santa Teresa Country Club, and the International Committee of the Greater El Paso YMCA, and he served as secretary of the board for the Westside Family YMCA, as treasurer and vice president of the board for the El Paso Council for International Visitors, and as treasurer of the El Paso County Historical Society; he also helped lead the Area Agency on Aging as chair of the advisory council and helped guide the Greater El Paso Tennis Association as its president; in addition, he served on several committees at The University of Texas at El Paso; and WHEREAS, Lee Haskin lived a life of honesty and integrity, and while his death brings great sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy of memories and achievements that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Colonel Milton Leland Haskin and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Patricia Haskin; to his daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Kenneth Erickson; to his son, Thomas Haskin; to his grandchildren, Andrew Erickson, Heather Ortiz, Karolyn Dicken, and Rebecca Haskin; to his great-grandchildren, Bryce Erickson and Xavier Ortiz; to his sister, Marylin Windes; to his niece, Colby Windes; to his nephew, Craig Windes; 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 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Colonel Milton Leland Haskin. Margo Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1233 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 14, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House