By: Cain H.R. No. 40
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jermaine Dewayne Wright of Sulphur Springs
graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point on
May 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The son of Jerald and Margaret Wright, Jermaine
Wright was a member of the Class of 2006 at Sulphur Springs High
School; a member of the track team who contributed to the success of
the 4x100 relay squad, he was also the vice president of the junior
class and was recognized as a Texas Scholar and a distinguished
graduate; and
WHEREAS, At the U.S. Military Academy, this admirable young
man was a regimental education officer and completed an internship
at the Pentagon in the summer of 2010; he majored in systems
engineering and was selected to speak at a conference in Tampa,
Florida; in the summer of 2011, he will report for Airborne training
at Fort Benning and will ultimately be stationed at Fort Gordon in
Augusta, Georgia, joining the 35th Signal Brigade as a platoon
leader; his career area of interest is the Acquisition Corps; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his four years at West Point, Second
Lieutenant Wright demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the
pursuit of excellence, and with his graduation he joins an elite
group of men and women who are exceptionally qualified to serve this
country at the highest level; and
WHEREAS, It has been said that the quality of a leader is
reflected in the standards he sets for himself, and given the
integrity, character, and honor with which Jermaine Wright has
lived his life thus far, he will surely go on to inspire countless
other young men and women to achieve their greatest potential; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Second Lieutenant Jermaine Dewayne
Wright on his graduation from the United States Military Academy at
West Point and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Lieutenant Wright as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.