SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 642
In Memory
of
Wade Wilson
WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Marine
Corps Sergeant Wade Wilson of Leona suffered an immeasurable loss
with his death on May 11, 2012, at the age of 22; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out
of Camp Pendleton, California, Sergeant Wilson was killed in
action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Wade Daniel Wilson was born in Webster on August
4, 1989, to Cindy Lee and Mitchell Boyd Wilson; he was active in
athletics at Centerville High School, where he participated in
football and in track and field; after graduating in 2007, he
answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the marines at
the age of 17; trained as an anti-tank missileman, he was serving
his second tour of duty in Afghanistan at the time of his death;
Sergeant Wilson lost his life when he charged a more heavily
armed insurgent in order to protect his comrades; his actions
resulted in saving the lives of at least two fellow marines, and
he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation's
third-highest military decoration for valor; and
WHEREAS, This courageous, exuberant young man took the
challenges of his work in stride; he was sustained in his
difficult mission by his strong religious faith and by his deep
commitment to the task in which he was engaged; and
WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and
honor, Wade Wilson embodied the highest ideals of the armed
forces of the United States, and memories of his love and
friendship will forever be cherished by all those who held him
dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Wade
Daniel Wilson and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his mother and stepfather, Cindy Lee and Ward
Easterling; to his father and stepmother, Mitchell Boyd and Tammy
Wilson; to his brothers, Chad Mitchell Wilson and his wife,
Brittney, Alex Ray Wilson and his wife, Kandace, and Curtis Lee
Wilson; to his sister, Layne Elise Wilson; to his stepsisters, Teri
Miro and her husband, Ben, Amy Kelley and her fiance, Mark Smith,
and Lisa Brooks and her husband, Deon; to his grandparents, George
and Dixie Lowry and Curtis and Bonnie Easterling; and to his other
relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant Wade Wilson.
Schwertner Schwertner
Schwertner
Birdwell Garcia Rodriguez Birdwell Garcia Rodriguez
Birdwell Garcia Rodriguez
Campbell Hancock Seliger Campbell Hancock Seliger
Campbell Hancock Seliger
Carona Hegar Taylor Carona Hegar Taylor
Carona Hegar Taylor
Davis Hinojosa Uresti Davis Hinojosa Uresti
Davis Hinojosa Uresti
Deuell Huffman Van de Putte Deuell Huffman Van de Putte
Deuell Huffman Van de Putte
Duncan Lucio Watson Duncan Lucio Watson
Duncan Lucio Watson
Ellis Nelson West Ellis Nelson West
Ellis Nelson West
Eltife Nichols Whitmire Eltife Nichols Whitmire
Eltife Nichols Whitmire
Estes Patrick Williams Estes Patrick Williams
Estes Patrick Williams
Fraser Paxton Zaffirini Fraser Paxton Zaffirini
Fraser Paxton Zaffirini
Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 15, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Schwertner
Birdwell Garcia Rodriguez
Campbell Hancock Seliger
Carona Hegar Taylor
Davis Hinojosa Uresti
Deuell Huffman Van de Putte
Duncan Lucio Watson
Ellis Nelson West
Eltife Nichols Whitmire
Estes Patrick Williams
Fraser Paxton Zaffirini