| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2554 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot express the heartache felt at the loss |
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| 6 | 6 | | of U.S. Army Corporal Jason K. LaFleur, who died on August 4, 2007, |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the age of 28; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Fort |
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| 10 | 10 | | Richardson, Alaska, Corporal LaFleur was killed when his vehicle |
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| 11 | 11 | | was struck by a roadside bomb in Hawr Rajab, Iraq; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Jason LaFleur was born in Houston on January 28, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1979, and raised in Lockhart, where he graduated from high school in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1997; he subsequently pursued studies at the University of |
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| 15 | 15 | | Mississippi and Southwest Texas State University before moving to |
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| 16 | 16 | | Durango, Colorado, where his father lived; in 2005, he enlisted in |
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| 17 | 17 | | the army and soon thrived as a member of the military; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, This brave soldier earned numerous recognitions, |
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| 19 | 19 | | including the Army Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism |
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| 20 | 20 | | Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service |
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| 21 | 21 | | Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal, among others; for his actions on |
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| 22 | 22 | | the day of his death, he was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Purple Heart; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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| 25 | 25 | | women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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| 26 | 26 | | service, yet the tragic death of this dedicated young soldier is a |
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| 27 | 27 | | sobering reminder of the cost of war; Corporal Jason LaFleur |
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| 28 | 28 | | demonstrated unwavering dedication to duty and honor, and those who |
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| 29 | 29 | | loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Corporal |
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| 33 | 33 | | Jason LaFleur and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 34 | 34 | | family: to his mother and stepfather, Kei and Alan Torres; to his |
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| 35 | 35 | | father, Chuck LaFleur; to his siblings, Megan LaFleur, Shane |
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| 36 | 36 | | Wilcox, and Shannon Wilcox; to his niece, Maya Wilcox; and to his |
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| 37 | 37 | | other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jason K. |
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| 41 | 41 | | LaFleur. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Rose |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2554 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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