| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2574 |
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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 Corporal |
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| 6 | 6 | | Christopher J. West of Arlington suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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| 7 | 7 | | the death of this valiant soldier on February 4, 2008, at the age of |
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| 8 | 8 | | 26; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort |
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| 11 | 11 | | Bragg, North Carolina, Corporal West lost his life while bravely |
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| 12 | 12 | | serving his country in Iraq; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, C. J. West graduated from Bowie High School in 2000 |
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| 14 | 14 | | and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in marketing with honors |
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| 15 | 15 | | from Texas A&M University; he became the fifth generation of his |
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| 16 | 16 | | family to serve in the U.S. Army when he joined the military in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2007; highly decorated for his service, he earned the Bronze Star |
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| 18 | 18 | | Medal, the Purple Heart, and many other honors; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Corporal West served as a combat medic and a |
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| 20 | 20 | | paratrooper; he was beloved for his cheerful attitude that lifted |
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| 21 | 21 | | the spirits of all the other members of his platoon; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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| 23 | 23 | | servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous |
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| 24 | 24 | | sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect |
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| 25 | 25 | | and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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| 26 | 26 | | C. J. West embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed |
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| 27 | 27 | | forces, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be |
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| 28 | 28 | | cherished by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Corporal |
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| 31 | 31 | | Christopher J. West and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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| 32 | 32 | | his family: to his parents, John and Hattie West; to his sisters, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Lauren West and Cameron West Wade and her husband, Justin; to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | grandmother, Betty West; to his grandfather Lt. Col. (ret.) Kenneth |
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| 35 | 35 | | Lee West and his wife, Earlene; to his niece, Charlie Anne Wade; to |
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| 36 | 36 | | his godmother, Magi Louise Brettler; and to his other relatives and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 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 Corporal |
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| 41 | 41 | | Christopher J. West. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Hancock |
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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. 2574 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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