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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bellaire High School sophomore Jared Clark has |
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| 6 | 7 | | qualified for a spot on Team USA in the draft-legal duathlon event |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the ITU Multisport World Championships Festival, which is being |
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| 8 | 9 | | held in Penticton, Canada, in August 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Clark earned his chance to compete with Team USA |
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| 10 | 11 | | for a world title after placing third in his age division at the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Draft-Legal Sprint World Championship Qualifier that took place in |
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| 12 | 13 | | New Orleans on November 6, 2016; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The son of David and Lagenia Clark, Mr. Clark has |
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| 14 | 15 | | distinguished himself as a rising star in the field of multisport |
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| 15 | 16 | | racing, which includes running and biking; he has competed in more |
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| 16 | 17 | | than 80 multisport contests, and he became one of the youngest |
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| 17 | 18 | | people to ever complete a 70.3-mile half ironman-distance race in |
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| 18 | 19 | | 2013, when he finished the Oil Man Texas Triathlon at age 12; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Adding extra motivation to his racing endeavors, the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Clark family founded Justin's TRIumph, a group that raises |
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| 21 | 22 | | awareness of a rare genetic disorder called Giant Axonal |
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| 22 | 23 | | Neuropathy, with which both Mr. Clark's twin brother, Justin, as |
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| 23 | 24 | | well as his younger sister, Lexi, have been diagnosed; together |
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| 24 | 25 | | with over 90 other athletes, Mr. Clark has helped garner more than |
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| 25 | 26 | | $337,000 for GAN research by participating in multisport events as |
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| 26 | 27 | | members of Justin's TRIumph Reason2Race teams; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This talented athlete has demonstrated tireless |
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| 28 | 29 | | dedication and remarkable skill, and he may take justifiable pride |
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| 29 | 30 | | in his achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jared Clark on qualifying for Team |
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| 32 | 33 | | USA in the draft-legal duathlon event at the 2017 ITU Multisport |
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| 33 | 34 | | World Championships Festival and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 34 | 35 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Mr. Clark as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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