,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,brady
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1  
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4       
,culberson1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,stockman1
 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,king 
of ,new ,york7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
condolences to the families and loved   
ones of firefighters ,matthew ,renaud1  
,robert ,bebee1 ,robert ,garner1 and    
,anne ,sullivan and standing in         
solidarity with their families1 members 
of the ,houston ,fire ,department1 and  
entire ,houston community1 as they mourn
 the loss of these #d remarkable and    
selfless heroes who represented the best
 of the ,houston community and exemplify
 the qualities of firefighters serving  
communities throughout the ,nation4     

,whereas the mission of the ,houston    
,fire ,department is to serve with      
courage1 commitment1 and compassion1    
which were demonstrated through the     
actions of firefighters ,matthew        
,renaud1 ,robert ,bebee1 ,robert        
,garner1 and ,anne ,sullivan on ,may    
#ca1 #bjac2 ,whereas the ,firemen's     
,creed states1 ,i have no ambition in   
this world but one and that is to be a  
firefighter4 ''' ,but1 above all1 our   
proudest endeavor is to save lives of   
men the work of ,,god himself2 ,whereas 
in #bjjj1 ,kimberly ,ann ,smith became  
the first female ,houston firefighter   
who died in the line of duty along with 
firefighter ,lewis ,mayo ,,iii2 ,whereas
 ,march #ad1 #bjab1 was the last time   
the ,city of ,houston lost a firefighter
 in the line of duty when ,senior       
,captain ,thomas ,dillion died2 ,whereas
 #gd years have passed since the last   
time more than #b fighters lost their   
lives in the line of duty when ,edgar   
,grant1 ,harry ,oxford1 and ,john       

,little were killed when their engine   
was struck by a train2 ,whereas on ,may 
#ca1 #bjac1 the #e-;alarm fire that     
engulfed a ,houston motel and restaurant
 is now the deadliest fire to           
firefighters in the #aah-year history of
 the ,houston ,city ,fire ,department2  
,whereas captain ,,emt ,matthew ,renaud 
of ,station #ea1 engineer operator ,,emt
 ,robert ,bebee of ,station #ea1        
firefighter ,,emt ,robert ,garner of    
,station #fh1 and probationary          
firefighter ,anne ,sullivan of ,station 
#fh died in the line of duty while      
fighting that deadly fire when the      
structure collapsed2 ,whereas ,matthew  
,renaud of ,station #ea began his career
 with the ,houston ,fire ,department in 
,october of #bjja and1 in addition to   
,fire ,station #ea1 served out of       
,stations #ci1 #hc1 #gc1 #cg1 #fj1 and  
#ce2 ,whereas engineer operator ,,emt   
,robert ,bebee of ,station #ea began his
 career with the ,houston ,fire         
,department in ,august of #bjja and in  

addition to ,fire ,station #ea1 has     
served out of ,stations #cg1 #dj1 #aj1  
and #dh2 ,whereas firefighter ,,emt     
,robert ,garner of ,station #fh began   
his career with the ,houston ,fire      
,department in ,october of #bjaj and has
 served out of ,fire ,station #fh since 
joining the department2 ,whereas        
probationary firefighter ,anne ,sullivan
 of ,station #fh graduated from the     
,houston ,fire ,department ,academy in  
,april #bjac and was assigned to ,fire  
,station #fh1 and is the second female  
firefighter to die in the line of duty  
in the history of the ,houston ,fire    
,department2 ,whereas the bravery1      
devotion to duty1 and love of community 
of these fallen heroes has forever      
earned them a place in the hearts and   
memories of the citizens of ,houston1   
,texas1 because they willingly risked   
their lives to protect us1 and are a    
testament to the spirit of public       
service embodied by firefighters        
throughout the ,nation2 ,whereas these  

fallen heroes will be missed by all1 but
 especially by those who knew them best1
 loved them most1 and will remember them
 simply as husbands1 a daughter1        
fathers1 a sister1 brothers1 sons1      
colleagues1 and friends2 ,whereas       
probationary firefighter ,anne ,sullivan
 of ,station #fh was a gifted athlete   
who played soccer and was a cross       
country runner who focused her life's   
ambition upon graduating from high      
school to become a firefighter and began
 her quest by joining the ,wharton      
,county ,junior ,college ,fire ,academy 
and after graduation was admitted as a  
cadet at the ,houston ,fire ,department 
,academy2 ,whereas ,firefighter ,,emt   
,robert ,garner of ,station #fh was     
proud to call himself a ,houston        
,firefighter who sought out this honor  
after leaving the ,united ,states ,air  
,force where he honorably served his    
country and completed two tours of duty 
in ,iraq and started his fire department
 career at the ,val ,jahnke ,fire       

,academy2 ,whereas captain ,matthew     
,renaud who serviced the ,houston ,fire 
,department for #aa years after joining 
in ,october of #bjja and was assigned to
 ,station #ea upon graduation from the  
,academy1 and was awarded the ,unit     
,meritorious ,medal for saving the life 
of a woman who had been trapped by an   
apartment fire2 and ,whereas engineer   
operator ,,emt ,robert ,bebee of        
,station #ea graduated from ,dobie ,high
 ,school in ,southwest ,houston in #aiij
 and began his fire department career at
 the ,val ,jahnke ,fire ,academy on     
,august #f1 #bjja1 and served the       
majority of his career at ,station #ea  
with honor and distinction3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives expresses its          
condolences to the families and loved   
ones of firefighters ,matthew ,renaud1  
,robert ,bebee1 ,robert ,garner1 and    
,anne ,sullivan and stands in solidarity
 with their families1 members of the    
,houston ,fire ,department1 and entire  

,houston community1 as they mourn the   
loss of these #d remarkable and selfless
 heroes who represented the best of the 
,houston community and exemplify the    
qualities of firefighters serving       
communities throughout the ,nation4