H.R. No. 2511
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the death of U.S.
Army Specialist Jeffrey F. Nichols of Burnet County, who was killed
in the line of duty in Iraq on May 1, 2008, at the age of 21; and
WHEREAS, Specialist Nichols died of wounds sustained when his
vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad;
and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to service, Jeffrey
Nichols joined the army in September 2005 and received his basic and
advanced individual training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS, Specialist Nichols was assigned to Fort Polk in
December 2005, and he went on to distinguish himself as a field
artilleryman with the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry); and
WHEREAS, This brave and loyal soldier was decorated with the
Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Iraq
Campaign Medal; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military
service, yet the tragic death of this dedicated young man is a
sobering reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Nichols 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 U.S. Army Specialist
Jeffrey F. Nichols and extend sincere condolences to his wife,
Kasey; to his son, Sonny; to his mother, Cathy Miears; to his
sisters, Elizabeth Garcia, Kara Nichols, and Rheadene Miears; to
his father, Patrick Kearns; to his grandfather, Harold Dedmon; to
his mother-in-law, Dorothy Casella; to his father-in-law, Dennis
Griggs; to his uncles, Skip, Phil, and Gary Dedmon; to his nephew
and niece, Andrew and Channing Garcia; and to his other loved ones;
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
Jeffrey F. Nichols.
Aycock
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2511 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House