H.R. No. 823
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sergeant Major Richard L. Cosper of Georgetown
retired from the Texas Army National Guard on February 13, 2011,
concluding 27 years of exemplary service as a member of the military
reserve; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 28, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee,
Rick Cosper enlisted in the United States Army in 1965 and completed
training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Fort McClellan,
Alabama, before being deployed to Vietnam, ultimately serving two
tours of duty in that country; he moved to San Antonio in 1970 and
later came to Austin, and he pursued course work at both San Antonio
Junior College and Austin Community College; and
WHEREAS, He returned to military duty in 1984, joining the
Texas Army National Guard and assuming his responsibilities as a
personnel actions specialist; over the course of his nearly three
decades of service, he supported Operation Desert Storm/Desert
Shield and was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000, to Kuwait
in 2003, and to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom; he
also served the State of Texas during multiple hurricane relief
efforts; and
WHEREAS, The same year he entered the National Guard, Rick
Cosper joined the Travis County Sheriff's Office; beginning his law
enforcement career as a corrections officer, he became certified as
a peace officer and went on to train new deputies and teach at the
academy; he has further distinguished himself on the fugitive
warrants team and as a sniper on the SWAT team, and he is trained as
a hostage negotiator; he remains a valued employee of the sheriff's
office to this day, continuing the work he loves; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Sergeant Major Cosper
enjoys the support of his treasured wife of more than four decades,
Anne Marie, and his daughters, Catherine Elizabeth Cosper and
Second Lieutenant LeeAnne Walker and her husband, Jimmy Dalis
Walker, and he has also had the pleasure of welcoming a grandson,
William Joseph, into his family; and
WHEREAS, Well known for his strong sense of duty and
dedication, Rick Cosper has earned the respect of his colleagues
and the appreciation of his fellow Texans for his long-standing
commitment to serving this state and nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Sergeant Major Richard L. Cosper on his
retirement from the Texas Army National Guard and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Sergeant Major Cosper as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Schwertner
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 823 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House