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1	1	H.R. No. 1172
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the tragic loss of
6	6	U.S. Army Specialist Jonathan David Arthur Emard, who died in Iraq
7	7	on June 4, 2008, at the age of 20; and
8	8	WHEREAS, "J. D." Emard was born in Dallas on May 17, 1988, to
9	9	David and Debbie Emard; he grew up in Garland and Terrell and
10	10	graduated from Boles High School in Quinlan, where he was a member
11	11	of the soccer team and the varsity football team; a young man of
12	12	many interests, he also participated in the teen productions at
13	13	Rockwall Community Playhouse theater; and
14	14	WHEREAS, While a senior in high school, Specialist Emard
15	15	enlisted in the U.S. Army, and he became an airborne ranger assigned
16	16	to 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
17	17	10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, New York; he was
18	18	deployed to Iraq in August of 2007; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Specialist Emard was a courageous and highly
20	20	decorated soldier; he received numerous awards for his
21	21	distinguished service, including a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart with
22	22	two oak leaf clusters, and a National Defense Service Medal; he also
23	23	demonstrated great compassion when he attempted to save the life of
24	24	a young Iraqi girl who had been gravely injured by a rocket
25	25	propelled grenade; and
26	26	WHEREAS, An outstanding marksman from an early age,
27	27	Specialist Emard was a sniper recon, and he earned expert weapons
28	28	and rifle badges; and
29	29	WHEREAS, He was known for his humor, his outgoing nature, and
30	30	his genuine affection for people; he freely and openly gave his
31	31	friendship, provided comfort to those in distress, and defended the
32	32	oppressed; he carried memories of his beloved family with him to
33	33	sustain and lift his spirit during the trials of war and kept a
34	34	photograph of his six-month-old niece, Cina, in his helmet; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and
36	36	this country, J. D. Emard embodied the highest ideals of the United
37	37	States armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of
38	38	gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; now,
39	39	therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
41	41	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Specialist Jonathan
42	42	David Arthur Emard and extend deepest sympathy to his family: to his
43	43	parents, David and Debbie Emard; to his sister, Jennifer Marler,
44	44	and her husband, Justin; to his nieces, Riley "Cina" Marler and
45	45	Aeryel Marler; to his grandmother, Jean Emard; and to his other
46	46	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
49	49	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of J. D.
50	50	Emard.
51	51	Brown of Kaufman
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 1172 was unanimously adopted by a
55	55	rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House