| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2298 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the heartache felt at |
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| 6 | 6 | | the loss of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Sauer Medlicott of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Houston, who died in combat on August 25, 2007, at the age of 21; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Medlicott was serving his second tour of |
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| 9 | 9 | | duty in Iraq when he was killed while conducting operations in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Saqlawiyah, Anbar Province; he was assigned to the 1st Platoon, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine |
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| 12 | 12 | | Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, which is based at Camp |
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| 13 | 13 | | Pendleton in California; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A member of the Class of 2005 at Spring Woods High |
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| 15 | 15 | | School in Houston, he answered his nation's call to duty shortly |
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| 16 | 16 | | after receiving his diploma and graduated from the Marine Corps |
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| 17 | 17 | | Recruit Depot in San Diego in September 2005; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, This valiant young man was the recipient of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq |
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| 20 | 20 | | Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, and the Navy Sea |
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| 21 | 21 | | Service Deployment Ribbon with one bronze star, and he was |
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| 22 | 22 | | posthumously awarded the Purple Heart; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. Marine |
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| 24 | 24 | | Corps, Matthew Medlicott inspired others with his commitment and |
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| 25 | 25 | | courage; although his death has left a void in the lives of his |
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| 26 | 26 | | loved ones, they will forever carry his memory close in their |
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| 27 | 27 | | hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Marine Lance |
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| 30 | 30 | | Corporal Matthew Sauer Medlicott and extend deepest condolences to |
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| 31 | 31 | | the members of his family: to his mother, Juyne Sauer; to his |
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| 32 | 32 | | stepfather, Mark Bigham; to his brother, Marine Sergeant Nicholas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Medlicott, and his wife, Hospital Corpsman Second Class Elizabeth |
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| 34 | 34 | | Erin Medlicott; to his sister, Katie Sauer; to his girlfriend, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Brittani Mulherin; to his aunt, Carol Kehlenbrink, and her |
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| 36 | 36 | | daughter, Olivia; to his nephew, Alek Jeremy Babineaux; to his |
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| 37 | 37 | | father, William B. Medlicott; to his maternal grandparents, Norman |
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| 38 | 38 | | and Ann Sauer; to his maternal great-grandmother, Lillian Sauer; to |
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| 39 | 39 | | his uncle, Ronald Sauer; to his paternal grandmother, Barbera |
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| 40 | 40 | | Medlicott; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Marine |
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| 45 | 45 | | Lance Corporal Matthew Sauer Medlicott. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Corte |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2298 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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