| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2643 |
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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 fully express the sorrow felt at the |
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| 6 | 6 | | loss of U.S. Army Sergeant Mark A. Stone of Buchanan Dam, who died |
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| 7 | 7 | | on April 28, 2008, at the age of 22; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Stone was a motor transport operator |
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| 9 | 9 | | assigned to F Company, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade |
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| 10 | 10 | | Combat Team, based at Fort Polk, Louisiana; he was mortally injured |
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| 11 | 11 | | while bravely serving his country in Baghdad, Iraq; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The son of Donald Stone and the late Bonnie Stone, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Mark Stone graduated from Kingsland Christian Academy; following in |
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| 14 | 14 | | his father's footsteps, he enlisted in the army and completed a |
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| 15 | 15 | | yearlong tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2006; he was deployed to |
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| 16 | 16 | | Iraq in November of the following year, and the heroism he |
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| 17 | 17 | | demonstrated in battle earned him numerous decorations, including |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Stone was a quiet, thoughtful, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | determined young man who performed his military duties with |
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| 21 | 21 | | enthusiasm, exceeding standards and positively influencing his |
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| 22 | 22 | | fellow soldiers; he was greatly admired for his strength of |
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| 23 | 23 | | character and integrity, as well as for his kind, helpful nature; |
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| 24 | 24 | | and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, When he was on leave, Sergeant Stone attended all |
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| 26 | 26 | | three weekly services at Calvary Hill Church in Kingsland, where he |
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| 27 | 27 | | was a valued member; he helped take care of the children on church |
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| 28 | 28 | | field trips and expressed a desire to one day serve as a military |
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| 29 | 29 | | chaplain; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty, honor, |
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| 31 | 31 | | and this nation, Mark Stone embodied the highest ideals of the armed |
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| 32 | 32 | | services, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be |
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| 33 | 33 | | cherished by all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Sergeant |
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| 37 | 37 | | Mark A. Stone and extend deep sympathy to the members of his family: |
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| 38 | 38 | | to his father, Donald Stone; to his brother, Jason Stone; and to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army |
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| 43 | 43 | | Sergeant Mark A. Stone. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Hilderbran |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2643 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the House on May 27, 2009. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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