81R25779 JNC-D
By: Flynn H.R. No. 2508
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the heartache felt at
the loss of Staff Sergeant Jimy Mac Malone of Wills Point, who died
on June 23, 2007, while bravely serving his country in Taji, Iraq;
and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Malone was born on July 27, 1983, in Irving
to Martin and Vicky Malone; raised in Wills Point, he graduated from
Wills Point High School in 2002 and attended the Kilgore Fire
Academy before fulfilling his lifelong dream of enlisting in the
U.S. Army on June 19, 2002; and
WHEREAS, Training at Fort Knox, Sergeant Malone was stationed
at Fort Hood before his deployment to Iraq as a member of 1st
Cavalry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Regiment, Delta Company; he was serving his second tour of
duty at the time he was killed, and his courageous efforts earned
him the Bronze Star and Purple Heart; and
WHEREAS, A devoted husband, Sergeant Malone was married to
the former Leslie Diane Tisdale, and he was thrilled to be a new
father to his daughter, Reagan Allison; he attended the First
Baptist Church in Wills Point and was known for his exuberance and
determination; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love of country inspires them to take up military
service; Sergeant Jimy Mac Malone embodied the highest ideals of
the U.S. Armed Forces, and those who knew and loved him will forever
carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Staff Sergeant Jimy
Mac Malone and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife, Leslie Diane Tisdale Malone; to his daughter, Reagan
Allison Malone; to his father, Martin Malone, and his wife, Ginger;
to his mother, Vicky Lewis, and her husband, Trenten; to his
brother, Marcus Malone; to his grandparents, Ramona Malone and
Richard and Juanita Lee; to his half-brother, Kenneth Hogan; to his
parents-in-law, Robert and Debbie Tisdale; to his brother-in-law,
Hudnal Tisdale; 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 Staff
Sergeant Jimy Mac Malone.