H.R. No. 2574
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Corporal
Christopher J. West of Arlington suffered an immeasurable loss with
the death of this valiant soldier on February 4, 2008, at the age of
26; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina, Corporal West lost his life while bravely
serving his country in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, C. J. West graduated from Bowie High School in 2000
and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in marketing with honors
from Texas A&M University; he became the fifth generation of his
family to serve in the U.S. Army when he joined the military in
2007; highly decorated for his service, he earned the Bronze Star
Medal, the Purple Heart, and many other honors; and
WHEREAS, Corporal West served as a combat medic and a
paratrooper; he was beloved for his cheerful attitude that lifted
the spirits of all the other members of his platoon; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
C. J. West embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed
forces, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be
cherished by all those who held him dear; 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 Corporal
Christopher J. West and extend sincere sympathy to the members of
his family: to his parents, John and Hattie West; to his sisters,
Lauren West and Cameron West Wade and her husband, Justin; to his
grandmother, Betty West; to his grandfather Lt. Col. (ret.) Kenneth
Lee West and his wife, Earlene; to his niece, Charlie Anne Wade; to
his godmother, Magi Louise Brettler; 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 Corporal
Christopher J. West.
Hancock
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2574 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House