82R32044 JNC-D
By: Burkett H.R. No. 2568
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Private First
Class Devon Jemail Harris of Mesquite suffered an immeasurable loss
with the death of this valiant soldier on November 27, 2010, at the
age of 24; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion,
10th Mountain Division, Private Harris was killed while serving his
country in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Born on July 3, 1986, to Sorainya and Tennyson
Harris, Devon Harris graduated from Skyline High School in 2004 and
went on to attend Southwest Christian College; he was an active
member of the Southern Hills Church of Christ and enjoyed playing
the violin; he hoped to one day become a history teacher; and
WHEREAS, Private Harris joined the army in August 2009, and
his skill and dedication to duty earned him many honors, including
the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love of country inspires them to serve, yet the tragic
death of this brave man is a sobering reminder of the cost of war;
Private Devon Jemail Harris embodied the highest ideals of the U.S.
armed forces, and those who knew him 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 U.S. Army Private
First Class Devon Jemail Harris and extend deepest sympathy to the
members of his family: to his mother, Sorainya Harris; to his father
and stepmother, Tennyson and Felicia Harris; to his brothers, David
Parker and Christopher Johnson; to his sisters, Ashley Harris,
Tiffany Dotson, and Monica Harris Smith; to his stepbrother,
Michael Rufus; to his stepsister, Stephanie Rufus; to his
grandmother, Lula Smith Johnson; 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 Private
First Class Devon Jemail Harris.