SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 484
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Master Sergeant Blaine Scott, United States Marine
Corps, Retired, and his family on the occasion of the
groundbreaking for a new home to be built by the organization
Helping a Hero; and
WHEREAS, Helping a Hero is a nonprofit organization that
builds specially adapted homes for severely wounded service
members injured in Iraq and Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Scott grew up in Iowa and joined
the United States Marine Corps in 1992; he served multiple
overseas deployments before becoming an instructor at the
Mountain Warfare Training Center in California, where he taught
thousands of young men and women the skills they would need in
order to operate successfully and survive in mountainous
terrain; and
WHEREAS, In 2004, he transferred to the 3rd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion and was deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom; during his second deployment to Iraq, he
was severely injured in an improvised explosive device blast;
after his recovery, he went on to serve with the I Marine
Expeditionary Forces in Afghanistan before completing his
military service with Wounded Warrior Battalion-East at San
Antonio Military Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, After his retirement, Master Sergeant Scott and
his family continued to serve by offering their home as a place
for wounded warriors to recover; Helping a Hero, along with
Vintage Estate Homes, has designed a beautiful four-bedroom,
three-bath home that will enable the family to continue its
compassionate work in caring for warriors in crisis; and
WHEREAS, In addition to helping wounded warriors, the
Scott family actively supports antibullying initiatives and the
passage of David's Law to strengthen antibullying laws in Texas;
the family has taken up this cause in loving memory of their
daughter Isabella, who died at the age of 12; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend Master Sergeant Blaine Scott and his
family on their exceptional service and extend to them heartfelt
wishes for continued success in their worthy endeavors; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
them as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate.
Campbell
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 27, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate