82R19418 JGH-D
By: Landtroop H.R. No. 1234
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of
Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald
of Post, who died in the line of duty on November 15, 2010, at the
age of 28; and
WHEREAS, Jonathan McDonald was born in Lubbock on July 24,
1982, to Cindy and John McDonald; he graduated from Greenwood High
School in 2000 and earned a bachelor's degree in business
administration and marketing from Texas Tech University in 2005;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald married his high school sweetheart, the
former Laura Michelle Thornton, in 2006, and together they were
blessed with a daughter, Kacyn, who was born in 2010; and
WHEREAS, While attending college, Mr. McDonald worked for
United Supermarkets, eventually attaining the position of manager;
in 2008, he felt called to public service and took a reduction in
salary to join the Texas Department of Public Safety; he graduated
from the DPS Academy in September of that year and was subsequently
stationed in Post; and
WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Trooper McDonald had
worked in the community for two years, during which time he had won
the respect and affection of residents and colleagues alike; a man
of strong faith, he was an active member of the First Baptist Church
in Post; and
WHEREAS, Although he was taken much too soon, Jonathan
McDonald leaves behind a legacy of devotion to his family and
community that will forever inspire all those who knew and loved
him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jonathan Thomas
McDonald and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his wife, Laura Michelle McDonald; to his daughter,
Kacyn Shae McDonald; to his parents, Cindy and John McDonald; to his
brothers, Mark McDonald and Jared McDonald; to his grandmothers,
Florene Connor and Frances Sanders; to his father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Donny and Kathy Thornton; 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 Jonathan
Thomas McDonald.