H.R. No. 3050
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Corporal Michael
W. Davis suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this
valiant soldier on May 21, 2007, at the age of 22; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based
at Fort Richardson, Alaska, Corporal Davis lost his life while
bravely serving his country in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Michael Davis graduated from San Marcos High School
and went on to attend Texas State University; moved to join the army
after the events of September 11, 2001, he trained to become a
combat engineer at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where his dedicated
service earned him the Commanding General's Award for Military
Excellence; and
WHEREAS, After earning his status as an Airborne Sapper at
Fort Benning, Georgia, he transferred to Alaska and was honored
with the Army Achievement Medal for his outstanding efforts during
predeployment training; highly decorated throughout his career, he
also earned the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat
Action Badge, and the Army Good Conduct Medal; and
WHEREAS, Corporal Davis was known for his light-up-a-room
smile and for his devotion to his wife, Taryn, whom he married in
December 2005; 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,
Michael Davis 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
Michael W. Davis and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Taryn Davis; to his mother, Sonya Davis
Kennedy; to his father, Myron Davis; to his sisters, Natalie Davis
and Jessica Bell; 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 Michael W.
Davis.
Corte
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3050 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House