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1	1	H.R. No. 2642
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Army Staff
6	6	Sergeant Eric Thomas Duckworth sustained a heavy loss with the
7	7	death of this courageous soldier in Iraq on October 10, 2007, at the
8	8	age of 26; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Assigned to the 759th Military Police Battalion,
10	10	89th Military Police Brigade, and based at Fort Carson, Colorado,
11	11	Sergeant Duckworth deployed to Iraq in August 2006 for a 15-month
12	12	tour of duty, during which he worked to train Iraqi police; he was
13	13	mortally wounded while leading a convoy in the city of Baghdad; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Eric Duckworth was born in Dallas on October 30,
15	15	1980, and grew up in Plano, where he played youth baseball and
16	16	football; he attended Plano East High School during his senior year
17	17	and graduated from Clear Lake High School in Houston in 1999; from
18	18	the time he was a boy, Sergeant Duckworth aspired to serve in both
19	19	the military and law enforcement, and he got an early start on his
20	20	career path in high school as a stellar member of the Army JROTC;
21	21	and
22	22	WHEREAS, Sergeant Duckworth enlisted in the armed forces at
23	23	the age of 18 and served initially in the infantry; during his eight
24	24	years in the military, he excelled at his work and won the deep
25	25	respect of his commanding officers and comrades for his consummate
26	26	professionalism, his even temperament and composure under stress,
27	27	and his unfailing readiness to lend a helping hand; admired for his
28	28	outstanding qualities as a soldier, he was no less treasured for the
29	29	warmth of his heart, his gift for friendship, and his cheerful,
30	30	infectious smile; and
31	31	WHEREAS, A passionate sports fan, Sergeant Duckworth was a
32	32	keen NASCAR enthusiast and yielded to no one in his devotion to the
33	33	Dallas Cowboys; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Above all, Eric Duckworth loved his wife, Sonya, his
35	35	stepdaughter, Kaylynn, and his children, Madison and Michael; and
36	36	WHEREAS, In his dedication to duty, honor, and this country,
37	37	Sergeant Eric Duckworth exemplified the highest ideals of the
38	38	United States armed forces, and those who were blessed to share in
39	39	the richness of his life will forever carry him close in their
40	40	hearts; now, therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
42	42	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Staff Sergeant Eric
43	43	Thomas Duckworth and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
44	44	family: to his wife, Sonya Lynn Duckworth; to his children, Kaylynn
45	45	Cox and Madison and Michael Duckworth; to his mother, Ila
46	46	Duckworth; to his father and stepmother, Michael and Barbara
47	47	Duckworth; to his brother, Andrew Duckworth; and to his other
48	48	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army
52	52	Staff Sergeant Eric Thomas Duckworth.
53	53	McCall
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 2642 was unanimously adopted by a
57	57	rising vote of the House on May 27, 2009.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House