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1	1	H.R. No. 2064
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The friends and family of U.S. Army Specialist
6	6	Marquis J. McCants of San Antonio suffered an immeasurable loss
7	7	with the death of this valiant paratrooper in Iraq on May 18, 2007,
8	8	at the age of 23; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Assigned as a combat medic to the 1st Battalion,
10	10	325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
11	11	Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Specialist
12	12	McCants was killed when his unit was attacked with an improvised
13	13	explosive device in Baghdad; and
14	14	WHEREAS, "Marq" McCants was born in Abilene on August 4,
15	15	1983, to Savage and Belinda McCants; he graduated from O'Connor
16	16	High School, where he made many friends, and worked in retail before
17	17	joining the Army in 2005; a talented songwriter, he hoped to earn a
18	18	degree in music and eventually start a hip-hop production company,
19	19	but he always put his family first and was deeply devoted to his
20	20	wife and three children; and
21	21	WHEREAS, After basic combat training in Fort Leonard Wood,
22	22	Missouri, Specialist McCants went on to complete combat medic
23	23	advanced individual training at Fort Sam Houston; he reported to
24	24	the 82nd Airborne Division in May 2006 and was assigned to 1st
25	25	Battalion, 325th Airborne as a trauma specialist; a dedicated and
26	26	respected professional, he provided lifesaving care to fellow
27	27	soldiers and to Iraqi citizens; he continued to study his medical
28	28	books late into the night and was eager to expand his knowledge; and
29	29	WHEREAS, His commanding officers held Specialist McCants in
30	30	the highest regard, and he received numerous military honors,
31	31	including a Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Badge,
32	32	the Combat Medical Badge, and the Parachutist Badge; generous and
33	33	kind, he was always ready to help his fellow soldiers, who called
34	34	him "Doc," and he raised the spirits of others with his ready grin
35	35	and lively sense of humor; he loved to talk about music, but his
36	36	favorite topic of conversation was his beloved family; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Admired by all who were privileged to know him,
38	38	Marquis McCants was a courageous American and an exemplary husband
39	39	and father, and the State of Texas and the nation mourn the loss of a
40	40	hero who made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of his country; now,
41	41	therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Specialist
44	44	Marquis McCants and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
45	45	family: to his wife, Andrea McCants; to his children, Azaria and
46	46	Micah McCants and Deja Martinez; to his parents, Savage and Belinda
47	47	McCants; to his brothers, Savage McCants III and Isaiah McCants; to
48	48	his sisters, Patrice Williams, Lisa Basch, and Brandi McCants; to
49	49	his mother-in-law, Patricia Patten, and her husband, Derrick; and
50	50	to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
53	53	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marquis
54	54	McCants.
55	55	Castro
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Speaker of the House
58	58	I certify that H.R. No. 2064 was unanimously adopted by a
59	59	rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
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61	61	Chief Clerk of the House