H.R. No. 1250
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sense of loss
felt by the family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Ward of
Killeen, who died on February 9, 2009, at the age of 30; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
3rd Heavy "Greywolf" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out
of Fort Hood, Sergeant Ward was killed in Mosul, Iraq, when his
vehicle was struck by an explosive device; and
WHEREAS, Joshua Allen Ward, Sr., was born on October 23,
1978, to John M. Ward, Sr., and Patricia Irene Lyles Ward; he was a
1997 graduate of Needville High School, where he was a star football
player; and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty after the
attacks of 9/11, Mr. Ward enlisted in the army in 2001 and trained
at Fort Knox, Kentucky; he was serving his third deployment in Iraq
at the time of his death; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Ward was a courageous and highly decorated
soldier who received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, three Army
Commendation Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, and the National
Defense Service Medal, among others; and
WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and
country, Joshua Ward upheld the highest ideals of the United States
armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude
that the passage of time can never diminish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Joshua Allen
Ward, Sr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family:
to his sons, Joshua Allen Ward, Jr., and Zane Tyler Ward; to his
parents, John M. Ward, Sr., and Patricia Irene Lyles Ward; to his
brothers, Benjamin Wayne Ward, Eric Johnathon Ward, and Johnny
M. Ward, Jr.; to his sister, Brandi Elaine Claire Ward; to his
fiance, Deonna Julia Gunderson; to his sons' mother, Misty Dawn
Calvert Ward; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joshua
Ward.
Weber
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1250 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House