H.R. No. 2513
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
at the loss of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jeremy W. Burris of
Liberty, who died while bravely serving his country on October 8,
2007, at the age of 22; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp
Pendleton, California, Lance Corporal Burris came to the aid of two
injured marines just minutes before he was killed by a bomb in Anbar
Province, Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burris was a person of deep faith,
which he shared with others through his involvement with a
Christian ministry in Tacoma, Washington; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and time
can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to Jeremy
Burris for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he rendered;
he was a marine of honor and valor, and those who were fortunate
enough to share in his love and friendship 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 memory of U.S. Marine Lance
Corporal Jeremy Burris and extend sincere sympathy to the members
of his family: to his parents, Brent and Karla Burris; to his four
brothers; to his two sisters; 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 U.S. Marine
Lance Corporal Jeremy W. Burris.
Otto
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2513 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House