81R29132 CBE-D
By: Bonnen H.R. No. 2055
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a brave and committed
public servant with the death of Alvin native Damion Jon Hobbs on
April 12, 2009, at the age of 30; and
WHEREAS, A recent graduate of the Houston Fire Department Val
Jahnke Training Facility, Mr. Hobbs was a probationary firefighter
for Station 26 and one of two firemen who lost their lives in the
line of duty while responding to a residential fire in southeast
Houston; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hobbs was born on December 24, 1978, and raised
in Alvin; he graduated from Alvin High School in 1998 and went on to
serve his country as a member of the U.S. Army; during a decade of
service, he completed two tours in Iraq and achieved the rank of
staff sergeant; he left the military to pursue his lifelong dream of
becoming a firefighter; and
WHEREAS, Known for his generosity and kindness, Damion Hobbs
exemplified the highest ideals of his profession; he was a
dedicated patriot and a beloved member of the brotherhood of
firefighters, and memories of him will forever be cherished by all
those whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Damion Jon Hobbs and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his father,
Jon Hobbs; to his mother, Joyce Webb; to the love of his life,
Crystal Marin; to his sisters, Janice DeShazer and her husband,
Tim, Tammy Hobbs, and Shiela Hobbs; to his grandmother, Ruth
Johnson; to his stepsister, Danielle Moon; to his stepbrother, Levi
Webb; and to his other relatives and many 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 Damion
Hobbs.