H.R. No. 2068
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the death of U.S.
Army Private First Class Sean P. McCune of Euless, who died while
serving his country in Samarra, Iraq, on January 11, 2009, at the
age of 20; and
WHEREAS, The fourth generation of his family to enter the
military, Private McCune joined the army in April 2008, and he was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Sean McCune was born on June 2, 1988, at Carswell Air
Force Base, and he grew up in Grapevine and Haltom City; he attended
Haltom High School for two years, and then finished high school in
Alabama, where his mother lives; and
WHEREAS, Beloved by his family and friends for his kind and
caring ways, Sean McCune had a fun-loving side as well and enjoyed
playing computer and video games; he was also fond of eating sweets
and photographing wildlife with an old Nikon camera; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military
service, and while the tragic death of this young man is a sobering
reminder of the cost of war, those who knew and loved him will
forever carry his memory close in their hearts; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Private Sean P. McCune
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
mother and stepfather, Sandra and Sandy Gibson; to his father,
Larry McCune; to his sister, Amber McCune; to his stepsister,
Natasha Gibson; to his half-sister, Vicki Gibson; 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 Sean P.
McCune.
Smith of Tarrant
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2068 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House