H.R. No. 2338
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist James
Lee Adair of Carthage suffered an immeasurable loss with the death
of this valiant soldier in Iraq on June 29, 2007, at the age of 26;
and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division,
based at Fort Riley, Kansas, Specialist Adair lost his life while
bravely serving his country in Baghdad; and
WHEREAS, Lee Adair was born on November 16, 1980, in Cameron
County and grew up in Carthage, where he was a member of American
Legion Post No. 353; in 2006, he married the former Chelsea Nation,
and at the time of his passing, he eagerly awaited the birth of his
first child, Avery Lee; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
James Lee Adair embodied the highest ideals of the United States
Army, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be
cherished by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist James
Lee Adair and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife, Chelsea Adair; to his daughter, Avery Lee Adair; to his
father, Jimmy Adair; to his mother, Risa Adair; to his sister,
Amanda Townsend; and to his other relatives and many 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 Specialist
James Lee Adair.
Hopson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2338 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House