1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE
3 RESOLUTION 34 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 A Resolution honoring the life and distinguished
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8 directing distribution.
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10 WHEREAS, Thomas Patten Stafford was born in Weatherford,
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11 Oklahoma, on September 17, 1930; and
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12 WHEREAS, Stafford was a Weatherford Eagle through and through,
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13 and often pointed to his hometown as the starting point for his
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14 incredible journey in life and career; and
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15 WHEREAS, Stafford flew in four historic space missions, three of
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16 which he commanded, and spent a total of 508 hours in space; and
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17 WHEREAS, Stafford flew nearly 130 different types of military
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18 aircraft and flew four different spacecraft; and
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19 WHEREAS, Lieutenant General Stafford served in various roles
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20 throughout his remarkable career, including test pilot instructor,
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21 author, the NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office, Deputy Director of
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22 Flight Crew Operations at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center,
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23 Commanding General of Edwards Air Force Base, Area 51 Commanding
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24 General, Head of Air Force Research and Development and Acquisition,
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 1 and primary defense advisor to President Ronald Reagan, among
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2 countless other board and advisory positions; and
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3 WHEREAS, the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford
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4 highlights Lieutenant General Stafford’s career and will continue
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5 sharing the legacy of this incredible Oklahoman through its exhibits
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6 and educational events.
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7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION
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8 OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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9 THAT the Oklahoma State Senate honors the incredible life and
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10 career of Lieutenant General Thomas P. Stafford.
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11 THAT copies of this resolution be distributed to the Stafford
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12 Air and Space Museum and the General Thomas P. Stafford Archives at
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13 the Al Harris Library at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
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