| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2512 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Captain Michael |
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| 6 | 6 | | Allen Norman suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this |
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| 7 | 7 | | valiant soldier on January 31, 2008, at the age of 36; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A member of the Military Transition Team, Captain |
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| 9 | 9 | | Norman was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, |
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| 10 | 10 | | based at Fort Riley in Kansas; having volunteered for deployment, |
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| 11 | 11 | | he helped train Iraqi police, and he was mortally wounded in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Baghdad; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Born in Austin in 1971, Michael Norman was the |
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| 14 | 14 | | youngest of the two sons of Conny and Beverly Norman; since his |
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| 15 | 15 | | father was a member of the United States Army, Mr. Norman and his |
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| 16 | 16 | | family relocated often, and he spent his elementary school years in |
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| 17 | 17 | | Florence and attended middle school in Germany; after returning to |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Lone Star State, Mr. Norman graduated from Anderson High School |
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| 19 | 19 | | in Austin, where he played football and baseball, and he went on to |
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| 20 | 20 | | earn a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Mr. Norman |
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| 22 | 22 | | joined the Army in 1992, and he was later stationed in Korea; during |
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| 23 | 23 | | his tour of duty overseas, he met his future wife, June, and they |
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| 24 | 24 | | were married in September 1994; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Cherished by many for his kind and charming nature, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Captain Norman was a devoted family man, and he enjoyed playing |
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| 27 | 27 | | guitar and singing; he was also a proud Texan and an ardent sports |
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| 28 | 28 | | fan, and he closely followed his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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| 31 | 31 | | military personnel, and their dedicated efforts and enormous |
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| 32 | 32 | | sacrifices are deserving of the utmost respect and gratitude; |
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| 33 | 33 | | through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and this country, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Captain Norman embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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| 35 | 35 | | armed forces, and those who knew him will forever hold his memory |
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| 36 | 36 | | close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Captain Michael Allen |
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| 39 | 39 | | Norman and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 40 | 40 | | his wife, June Norman; to his children, Sammy and Summer Norman; to |
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| 41 | 41 | | his parents, Conny and Beverly Norman; and to his other relatives |
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| 42 | 42 | | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Captain |
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| 46 | 46 | | Michael Allen Norman. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Aycock |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2512 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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