| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 3068 |
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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 adequately express the heartache felt |
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| 6 | 6 | | at the loss of U.S. Army Sergeant Shaun Paul Tousha of Hull, who |
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| 7 | 7 | | died in Iraq on April 9, 2008, at the age of 30; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored |
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| 9 | 9 | | Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Sergeant |
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| 10 | 10 | | Tousha was killed in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device |
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| 11 | 11 | | detonated near his vehicle; at the time, he was serving his third |
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| 12 | 12 | | tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Born on February 11, 1978, in Silsbee, Shaun Tousha |
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| 14 | 14 | | grew up in Hull, the son of Tommy Gene and Roberta Tousha; his |
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| 15 | 15 | | mother passed away while he was in junior high, and his stepmother, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Doris Tousha, later helped raise him; he graduated in 1996 from |
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| 17 | 17 | | Hull-Daisetta High School, where he played football and was known |
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| 18 | 18 | | for his playful sense of humor and friendly nature; a true Texas |
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| 19 | 19 | | cowboy, he enjoyed riding horses and bulls and going country and |
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| 20 | 20 | | western dancing; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Tousha worked for a wire company in Dayton |
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| 22 | 22 | | before joining the army in 2000; he attended basic training in Fort |
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| 23 | 23 | | Benning, Georgia, and subsequently served as a generator equipment |
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| 24 | 24 | | repairman; during his first deployment to Iraq, he decided to |
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| 25 | 25 | | reenlist and pursue a career in the military; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, He was the caring husband of Christy Tousha and a |
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| 27 | 27 | | role model to his stepchildren, Colton and Maycee; following the |
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| 28 | 28 | | death of his father in 2002, he served as a source of strength and |
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| 29 | 29 | | reassurance for his stepmother; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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| 31 | 31 | | women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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| 32 | 32 | | service, yet the tragic death of this brave young man is a sobering |
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| 33 | 33 | | reminder of the cost of war; Sergeant Shaun Tousha embodied the |
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| 34 | 34 | | highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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| 35 | 35 | | loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Sergeant |
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| 39 | 39 | | Shaun Paul Tousha and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 40 | 40 | | family: to his wife, Christy Tousha; to his brother, Tommy; to his |
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| 41 | 41 | | stepchildren, Colton and Maycee Burns; to his stepmother, Doris |
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| 42 | 42 | | Tousha; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Shaun Paul |
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| 47 | 47 | | Tousha. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Corte |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 3068 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 52 | 52 | | rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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