82R3719 MGR-D
By: Hilderbran H.R. No. 108
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Private First
Class Benjamen Glen Chisholm suffered an immeasurable loss with the
death of this valiant soldier on August 17, 2010, at the age of 24;
and
WHEREAS, Private Chisholm was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; he was mortally wounded in
Kunar Province while serving his country on his first tour of duty
in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 3, 1985,
Ben Chisholm spent his early years in Colorado and Utah before his
family moved to the Fort Worth area in 1998; a graduate of Northwest
High School in Justin and a participant in Junior ROTC and the Young
Marines, he enlisted in the army in August 2008; and
WHEREAS, Private Chisholm was deployed to Afghanistan in May
2010; among the awards and decorations posthumously conferred on
him were the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Good Conduct
Medal; and
WHEREAS, This brave Texan was known for his cheerful smile
and infectious good humor; he was a frequent volunteer at the Rocky
Top Therapy Center in Keller, which provides equine therapy for the
disabled, and a Benjamen Chisholm Memorial Fund has been created
there to benefit veterans and their families; and
WHEREAS, Ben Chisholm married the love of his life, U.S. Army
Specialist Amber Ferguson, on March 15, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, whose sacrifices are deserving of the
deepest respect and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to
duty, Benjamen Chisholm embodied the highest ideals of the United
States armed forces, and those who knew him will forever hold his
memory 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 Private First Class
Benjamen Chisholm and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones,
including Amber Ferguson Chisholm, Linda Reynolds and Skip Doerr,
Glenn and Lynn Chisholm, James David Breuel, Annie A. Reynolds,
Fern Hiatt, Oscar and Davina Ferguson, Alyssa Breuel, Tammy Breuel,
Megan Doerr, Tami Rose, Tiffany Merrill, Stacy Humphreys, Alexis
Chisholm, Jay Breuel, Scott Doerr, and Tracy Humphreys; 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 U.S. Army
Private First Class Benjamen Glen Chisholm.