| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2297 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Major Sid W. |
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| 6 | 6 | | Brookshire suffered a great loss with his death in Iraq on June 20, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2007, at the age of 36; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort |
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| 10 | 10 | | Stewart, Georgia, Major Brookshire died of wounds suffered when his |
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| 11 | 11 | | vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The son of James Brookshire of Anahuac and the |
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| 13 | 13 | | grandson of former Texas county judge S. N. Brookshire, Sid |
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| 14 | 14 | | Brookshire was born in Honolulu on September 11, 1970; he was a |
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| 15 | 15 | | graduate of Willard High School and Southwest Missouri State |
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| 16 | 16 | | University, and in 2006, he graduated from the U.S. Army War |
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| 17 | 17 | | College; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Major Brookshire began his 14-year career in the |
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| 19 | 19 | | army as a member of the Missouri Army National Guard; he became a |
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| 20 | 20 | | commissioned officer, trained as a ranger at Fort Stewart, and was |
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| 21 | 21 | | serving his first deployment in Iraq; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Known for his warmth and kindness, Sid Brookshire |
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| 23 | 23 | | was devoted to his family, and in his free time, he enjoyed spending |
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| 24 | 24 | | time outdoors and riding his motorcycle; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Major Brookshire represented this country and its |
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| 26 | 26 | | armed forces with courage and honor, and all Americans owe him a |
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| 27 | 27 | | profound debt of gratitude that the passage of time can never |
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| 28 | 28 | | diminish; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Major Sid W. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Brookshire and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 32 | 32 | | family: to his wife, Karin; to his daughters, Faith Ann and Bethany; |
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| 33 | 33 | | to his father, James Brookshire, and his wife, Jackie; to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | mother, JoBeth; to his sister, Lisa Manon, and her daughter, Alice; |
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| 35 | 35 | | to his stepsisters, Angelina Santa Maria, Sherry Lopez, Ronda |
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| 36 | 36 | | Langley, Christine Ledo, and Georgina Macala; and to his other |
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| 37 | 37 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sid |
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| 41 | 41 | | Brookshire. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Corte |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2297 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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