[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1134 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1134

Mourning the loss of Vernon Hunter and honoring the service of Robin De 
 Haven and the first responders to the attack on the Internal Revenue 
                       Service in Austin, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2010

     Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Walz) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Mourning the loss of Vernon Hunter and honoring the service of Robin De 
 Haven and the first responders to the attack on the Internal Revenue 
                       Service in Austin, Texas.

Whereas, on February 18, 2010, Andrew Joseph Stack III, in an apparent attack on 
        the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), piloted a small plane into the 
        Echelon I building in North Austin, Texas, killing himself;
Whereas the attack also took the life of Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) Vernon 
        Hunter and injured several others;
Whereas Vernon Hunter served a distinguished 20-year career in the U.S. Army, 
        including two combat tours in Vietnam and eventually rose to the rank of 
        Chief Warrant Officer;
Whereas Vernon Hunter also served as an employee of the IRS for 27 years, 
        working as a manager when he was tragically killed in this capacity;
Whereas Vernon Hunter was a kind, caring, and loving family man who leaves a 
        wife, three children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild 
        behind;
Whereas immediately after the plane's impact, Robin De Haven, an employee of 
        Austin's Binswanger Glass and a bystander of the crash, bravely risked 
        his life to help those trapped inside by using his ladder to climb into 
        the building and bring five victims to safety;
Whereas Robin De Haven is also a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as a 
        combat engineer for more than six years, including two tours in Iraq; 
        and
Whereas the first responders in Austin successfully rescued everyone from the 
        Echelon I building without further loss of life: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns Joseph Stack's attack on the Internal Revenue 
        Service in Austin, Texas;
            (2) mourns the loss of Vernon Hunter and expresses 
        gratitude for his selfless service to the United States;
            (3) honors the heroic contributions of Robin De Haven; and
            (4) recognizes all the first responders involved in the 
        rescue effort.
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