| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2326 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of U.S. Army |
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| 6 | 6 | | Private First Class Ron J. Joshua, Jr., who died in Iraq on July 17, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2007, at the age of 19; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A member of the 401st Military Police Company, 92nd |
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| 9 | 9 | | Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade in Baghdad, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Private Joshua was killed when an improvised explosive device |
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| 11 | 11 | | detonated near his vehicle; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Germany to a military family; his |
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| 13 | 13 | | father, Ron Joshua, Sr., is a master sergeant who has also served in |
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| 14 | 14 | | Iraq and his mother, Ursula Joshua, is also an Army veteran; Ron |
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| 15 | 15 | | Joshua, Jr., played football at Hendrickson High School in |
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| 16 | 16 | | Pflugerville, where he graduated in 2006; shortly thereafter, this |
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| 17 | 17 | | brave young man answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Although Ron Joshua was always a quiet, polite, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | respectful young man, he had a delightful sense of humor, a love of |
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| 20 | 20 | | adventure and a good challenge, and a smile that brightened the day |
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| 21 | 21 | | of all he encountered; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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| 23 | 23 | | women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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| 24 | 24 | | service, yet the tragic death of this dedicated young soldier is a |
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| 25 | 25 | | sobering reminder of the cost of war; Private Joshua embodied the |
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| 26 | 26 | | highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who loved him |
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| 27 | 27 | | will forever carry him close in their 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. Army Private |
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| 30 | 30 | | First Class Ron J. Joshua, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to |
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| 31 | 31 | | his family: to his father, Master Sergeant Ron L. Joshua, Sr.; to |
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| 32 | 32 | | his mother, Ursula A. Joshua; to his stepmother, Rachel Joshua; to |
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| 33 | 33 | | his sisters, Brittany Joshua and Krashona Broden; to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | grandparents, Brenda and John Lawson and Katherine Drew, and his |
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| 35 | 35 | | step-grandparents, Randy and Denise Seifferlein; and to his many |
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| 36 | 36 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Private |
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| 40 | 40 | | First Class Ron Joshua. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Dukes |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2326 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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