TITLE: Congratulating Casie De Luna on being named Firefighter of the Year by the Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Rescue Department.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Casie De Luna on being named Firefighter of the Year by the Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Rescue Department.

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WHEREAS, Casie De Luna has been named Firefighter of the Year by the Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Rescue Department, and this honor reflects the high esteem in which she is held by her fellow firefighters; and WHEREAS, Ms. De Luna was just 15 years old when she joined the fire department in 1998, the same year it was first organized; she has since served with great skill in several capacities, both fighting fires on the front lines and handling internal operations; she is the granddaughter of fire chief Jerry Rust, and her husband, Jose De Luna, also volunteers; together, Mr. and Ms. De Luna make up the training team; and WHEREAS, In addition to her firefighting efforts, Ms. De Luna works full-time as an emergency medical technician at Val Verde Regional Medical Center, and she is studying for her certification as a paramedic; she and her husband are the proud parents of two children; and WHEREAS, Casie De Luna has earned the respect and admiration of her peers for her dedication, professionalism, and commitment to public safety, and she may indeed take pride in her outstanding contributions to Val Verde County; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Casie De Luna on being named Firefighter of the Year by the Val Verde County Volunteer Fire Rescue Department and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. De Luna as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gallego 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. 927 was adopted by the House on April 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House