HR 106 (LSB 6225HH (1) 87)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 106

BY  HINSON, T. TAYLOR, STAED, RUNNING-MARQUARDT, BENNETT, RIZER, ZUMBACH, and JACOBSEN

A Resolution honoring Eugene C. Kellogg of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for nearly a half century of voluntary service to Iowa in emergency services.

   WHEREAS, for over a quarter century, Eugene C. Kellogg volunteered his time and talent to Iowa through his service with the Civil Air Patrol by providing search and rescue and other emergency services, managing many air and ground searches as incident commander, and serving as the Iowa Wing Commander of the Civil Air Patrol from 1986 to 1988; and
   WHEREAS, in 2008, Mr. Kellogg enrolled in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and brought his extensive talents to Iowans in the floods of 2008 and was deployed twice to staff the Coast Guard’s flood operation at the North Dakota Emergency Operations Center, once in 2009 and again in 2011; and
   WHEREAS, on behalf of the Coast Guard, Mr. Kellogg has used his considerable radio communication skills and acted as a radio monitoring facility, monitoring during times of imminent danger high-frequency short-wave ship-to-shore communications to ensure the availability of back-up communications; and
   WHEREAS, for the last three years, Mr. Kellogg has assisted the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary by providing communications support to the Iowa National Guard during its high-frequency communication exercise; and
   WHEREAS, Mr. Kellogg has provided his service, time, and talent without compensation and at considerable personal expense; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives hereby honors and recognizes the significance of Eugene C. Kellogg’s contribution and service to Iowa and is grateful and thankful for his many years of service in the Civil Air Patrol and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.