H.R. No. 2345
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Navy Petty Officer
Third Class Mark Russell Cannon of Lubbock suffered an immeasurable
loss with the death of this brave young Texan in Afghanistan on
October 2, 2007, at the age of 31; and
WHEREAS, Petty Officer Cannon served as a hospital corpsman
assigned to the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, During a firefight in Kunar Province, Afghanistan,
Petty Officer Cannon rushed to the aid of a wounded Marine, working
to treat the injured man's wounds while firing back at the enemy; he
saved the man's life, but lost his own; for his heroism that day, he
was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star; and
WHEREAS, Mark Cannon was born in Lubbock on November 21,
1975, to Tom and Becky Cannon; a 1994 graduate of Coronado High
School, he earned a nursing degree from South Plains College and
enlisted in the Navy in 2003; he served a tour of duty in Iraq in
2006 and volunteered to serve in Afghanistan the following year;
and
WHEREAS, The State of Texas is proud to claim Mark Cannon as a
native son, and the courage and fortitude he demonstrated on that
fateful day will forever be remembered by all who were privileged to
know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Navy Petty
Officer Third Class Mark Russell Cannon and extend sincere
condolences to the members of his family: to his father, Tom Cannon;
to his grandmother, Inez Cannon; to his uncles and aunts, Bob and
Kathy Orf and Jack and Joyce Cannon; 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 Mark
Cannon.
Isett
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2345 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House