On May 31, 2009, then [[Republican]] State Representative [[Carl Isett]] of Lubbock introduced a resolution to honor Thomas’s memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HCR270|title=Texas Legislature: Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Carl Isett, June 7, 2009|publisher=Legis.state.tx.us|access date=June 7, 2009}}</ref> | On May 31, 2009, then [[Republican]] State Representative [[Carl Isett]] of Lubbock introduced a resolution to honor Thomas’s memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HCR270|title=Texas Legislature: Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Carl Isett, June 7, 2009|publisher=Legis.state.tx.us|access date=June 7, 2009}}</ref> |