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1	1	H.R. No. 2318
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Private Alan
6	6	Jerome Austin, of Houston, suffered a great loss with his death on
7	7	August 12, 2007, at the age of 21, while on duty in Afghanistan; and
8	8	WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier was assigned to the 782nd
9	9	Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
10	10	Division, and was based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; he deployed
11	11	with his unit to Afghanistan in support of NATO's International
12	12	Security Assistance Force in January 2007, and he was mortally
13	13	injured in a Humvee accident near Forward Operating Base Sharana in
14	14	Paktika Province; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Raised in Houston, Alan Austin graduated in 2004
16	16	from the Girls and Boys Preparatory Academy; after receiving his
17	17	diploma, he attended culinary school for a year and then worked as a
18	18	security guard before joining the army in March 2006; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Private Austin was proud to serve his country and
20	20	intended to reenlist; a highly focused young man who had a zest for
21	21	life and for learning, he had his sights set on attending advanced
22	22	airborne school and becoming a noncommissioned officer; his plans
23	23	also included studying psychology and obtaining a college degree;
24	24	and
25	25	WHEREAS, Part of a close-knit, loving family, Private Austin
26	26	assumed the role of protector early in life; his upright character,
27	27	compassionate nature, and brilliant smile endeared him to a host of
28	28	friends and gave promise of a bright future; typical of his
29	29	determination to make a positive difference in the world was the
30	30	hard work he put in helping victims of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina;
31	31	in his free time, he enjoyed not only cooking but also dancing and
32	32	writing poetry and short stories, and he loved parades and mariachi
33	33	music; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Among the numerous military awards conferred on
35	35	Private Austin were the Meritorious Service Medal, Army
36	36	Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal, as well as the Army
37	37	Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
38	38	Campaign Medal, and Combat Action Badge; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Alan Austin represented this country and its armed
40	40	forces with courage and honor, and those who were blessed to share
41	41	in his love and affection will forever hold him close in their
42	42	hearts; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Private Alan Jerome
45	45	Austin and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
46	46	his mother, Rhonda Austin; to his brother, Matthew McDaniel; to his
47	47	grandfather, Sidney Austin, Jr.; to his father, James Earl Carter,
48	48	Jr.; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Private
52	52	Alan Jerome Austin.
53	53	Turner of Harris
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 2318 was unanimously adopted by a
57	57	rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House