| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2577 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Corporal Brandon William Smitherman of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Conroe was killed on October 31, 2007, while bravely serving in |
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| 7 | 7 | | Iraq, and he leaves behind a loving family and many friends; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Corporal Smitherman |
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| 10 | 10 | | was killed in Mosul when an improvised explosive device detonated |
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| 11 | 11 | | near his vehicle; among the honors he received were the Purple |
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| 12 | 12 | | Heart, the Bronze Star with Valor, and the National Defense Service |
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| 13 | 13 | | Medal; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Smitherman was a 2004 graduate of Montgomery |
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| 15 | 15 | | High School, where he played defensive end on the Bears football |
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| 16 | 16 | | team; a respectful and hardworking young man, he was admired for his |
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| 17 | 17 | | willingness to help others, his strength of character, and his |
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| 18 | 18 | | everpresent smile; known as "Smitty" to his fellow soldiers, he |
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| 19 | 19 | | served as his unit commander's driver; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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| 21 | 21 | | Brandon William Smitherman embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. |
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| 22 | 22 | | armed forces, and the loved ones of this fine young man will forever |
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| 23 | 23 | | carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Corporal |
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| 26 | 26 | | Brandon William Smitherman and extend deepest sympathy to his |
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| 27 | 27 | | mother, Teresa Smitherman Jarvis; to his father, Harvey Smitherman; |
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| 28 | 28 | | to his sister, Adrien Smitherman; to his grandmother, Rita Crosby; |
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| 29 | 29 | | to his niece, Mernalyn Mae Smitherman; and to his other relatives |
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| 30 | 30 | | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 33 | 33 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army |
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| 34 | 34 | | Corporal Brandon William Smitherman. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Creighton |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2577 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 39 | 39 | | rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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