| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2342 |
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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 express the heartache felt |
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| 6 | 6 | | at the loss of United States Army Sergeant Samuel E. Kelsey of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Troup, who died in Iraq on December 13, 2007, at the age of 24; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A combat engineer, Sergeant Kelsey was assigned to |
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| 9 | 9 | | the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 3rd Infantry Division, and based at Fort Stewart, Georgia; he was |
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| 11 | 11 | | mortally wounded in Tunnis as he was trying to rescue another member |
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| 12 | 12 | | of his unit who had been felled by an explosion; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sam Kelsey was born on June 28, 1983, and attended |
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| 14 | 14 | | elementary and junior high school in Winona before moving to Troup, |
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| 15 | 15 | | where he graduated from high school in 2001; his youth was filled |
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| 16 | 16 | | with such activities as Little League and fishing and was spent |
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| 17 | 17 | | among a wide circle of friends whom he considered family; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, This courageous Texan joined the army in March 2003; |
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| 19 | 19 | | he was stationed for a time at Fort Leonard Wood and saw duty in |
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| 20 | 20 | | Korea before being posted to Fort Stewart in March 2007; the |
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| 21 | 21 | | following October, he was deployed on his second tour in Iraq; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, From the time he was a boy, Sam Kelsey won the hearts |
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| 23 | 23 | | of all who knew him; his sunny, irrepressible nature as well as his |
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| 24 | 24 | | gift for friendship and his genuine concern for others have left his |
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| 25 | 25 | | loved ones with a rich legacy of cherished memories; as a soldier, |
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| 26 | 26 | | his pride in serving his country and his determination to protect |
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| 27 | 27 | | those under his command have also left a lasting impression; on |
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| 28 | 28 | | December 23, 2007, at the instigation of his commanding officer, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Patrol Base Kelsey was named in his honor; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Charged with a difficult mission, Sergeant Kelsey |
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| 31 | 31 | | responded with unfaltering courage, and his service and sacrifice |
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| 32 | 32 | | are deserving of honor by every American; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Samuel E. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Kelsey and extend sincere sympathy to his mother, Denina Kelsey, |
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| 36 | 36 | | and to his 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 the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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| 39 | 39 | | of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant |
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| 40 | 40 | | Samuel E. Kelsey. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Hopson |
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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. 2342 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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