81R33653 JNC-D
By: Parker H.R. No. 2310
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss
of United States Army Sergeant First Class Justin S. Monschke, who
died on October 14, 2007, at the age of 28; and
WHEREAS, A weapons sergeant with the Special Forces, Sergeant
Monschke was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special
Forces Group (Airborne), based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; he
was mortally wounded while conducting combat operations in Iraq;
and
WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Krum and played baseball
and ran with the cross-country team in high school; he fulfilled a
long-held dream when he enlisted in the army during his junior year,
and he left for boot camp a week after his graduation from Krum High
School in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Monschke trained extensively and in 2002,
he earned the green beret; he served as an instructor at the U.S.
Army Ranger Training Battalion in Georgia and as a squad leader and
observer/controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort
Polk; and
WHEREAS, Among the numerous awards conferred on Sergeant
Monschke were two Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement
Medals, three Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service
Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; and
WHEREAS, This beloved son, husband, and father brought joy
into the lives of his family and many friends; although his mission
in Iraq was a hazardous one, Sergeant Monschke took its dangers in
stride and performed his mission with exemplary dedication and
professionalism; his unwavering integrity and devotion to this
country reflected the highest ideals of the Special Forces, and his
fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude that the passage of time
can never diminish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of United States Army
Sergeant First Class Justin S. Monschke and extend sincere sympathy
to the members of his family: to his wife, Melissa; to his
daughter, Ashley; to his son, Ryan; to his father, Larry Monschke;
to his mother, Patty Jett; to his stepson, Dylan; and to his other
relatives and 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 Justin S.
Monschke.