H.R. No. 1041
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
at the loss of U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Corey C. Owens of
San Antonio, who died in Iraq on February 17, 2011, at the age of 26;
and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 47th Security Forces Squadron out of
Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Airman Owens died in a noncombat
incident while serving at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in support of
Operation New Dawn; and
WHEREAS, Corey Owens was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
on September 26, 1984, to Steve Owens and Chris Owens; a member of a
military family, he lived in many places across the nation and
overseas while he was growing up, and he graduated from the Marine
Military Academy in Harlingen in 2003; he joined the air force in
2008 and was trained to protect bases, aircraft, and personnel as an
installation patrolman; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military
service; Airman Corey Owens embodied the highest ideals of the U.S.
armed forces, and those who knew and loved him will forever carry
him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Airman First Class
Corey C. Owens and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his wife, Misty Owens; to his daughters, Xiya Owens and
Xoe Owens; to his father, Steve Owens; to his mother, Chris Owens;
to his sisters, Ann Kusterbeck and Sandra Owens; and to his other
relatives and 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 Corey C.
Owens.
Castro
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1041 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House