ORDER NO. 30185
RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO LT. GEN. MURPHY A. CHESNEY,
USAF (RETIRED)
Came to be heard this the 12th day of March, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Letz. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve the Resolution of Thanks to Lt. Gen. Murphy A. Chesney, USAF
(Retired), after the correction of the word "kept" in the Resolved paragraph,
4th line, to "keep", as indicated by Commissioner Williams.
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Resolution of Thanks to Lt. Gen. Murphy A. Chesney, USAF (Retired).
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RESOLUTION
A Resolution of Kerr County Commissioners' Court expressing thanks and gratitude to
Lt. General Murphy A. Chesney, USAF (Ret.) for his service to our nation and community.
WHEREAS Lt. General Murphy A. Chesney, USAF (Retired) is leaving Kerr County
to take up residence in the Airforce Village in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS Gen. Chesney, for many years, served as the Medical Director of the
Kerrville VA Hospital, and played a major role within the Veterans'
community in its fight to keep CARES from closing the Kerrville VA
Hospital; and
WHEREAS Gen. Chesney served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hill
Country Veterans' Council since its inception, and was a keen observer of
the activities of the Kerrville VA Hospital for the Veterans' Council; and
WHEREAS Gen. Chesney was the chief advisor to the Hill Country Veterans' Council
as a Doctor, General Officer, and VA Administrator, and testified before
Congressional Medical Evaluation Committees on behalf of the Kerrville
VA Hospital; and
WHEREAS Gen. and Mrs. Chesney were valued citizens in our community whose
presence will be missed; now therefore be it
RESOLVED That Kerr County Commissioners' Court by adoption of this Resolution
extends its thanks and appreciation to Gen. Murphy A. Chesney for his
contribution to our community, but in particular for his stellar efforts in
conjunction with the Hill Country Veterans' Council to keep the Kerrville
VA Hospital open and serving the needs of our Armed Forces Veterans.
Adopted this 12~" day of March, 2007
Pat Tinley;~ounty Judge
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H~ er" Baldwin, Commissroner
Preninrt 1
William H. Williams, Commissioner
Precinct 2
ruce Oehler, ommissioner
Precinct 4