1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 603 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Jonathan J. Golden |
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5 | 5 | | Jordan B. Pierson |
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6 | 6 | | Ryan D. Hammond |
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7 | 7 | | Quinn L. Johnson-Harris |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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9 | 9 | | commemorates the lives of Captain Jonathan J. Golden, Captain |
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10 | 10 | | Jordan B. Pierson, Staff Sergeant Ryan D. Hammond, and Senior |
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11 | 11 | | Airman Quinn L. Johnson-Harris, who died bravely in the line of |
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12 | 12 | | duty on October 2, 2015; and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, These distinguished members of the United States |
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14 | 14 | | Air Force were deployed to Afghanistan from the 317th Airlift |
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15 | 15 | | Group at Dyess Air Force Base near Abilene; they were among six |
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16 | 16 | | service members and five civilians who lost their lives when |
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17 | 17 | | their C-130J crashed during initial take-off from Jalalabad |
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18 | 18 | | Airfield, Afghanistan; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Captain Golden, a 33-year-old resident of |
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20 | 20 | | Camarillo, California, and Captain Pierson, a 28-year-old |
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21 | 21 | | resident of Abilene, Texas, both served as pilots; Staff Sergeant |
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22 | 22 | | Hammond, a 26-year-old resident of Moundsville, West Virginia, |
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23 | 23 | | and Senior Airman Johnson-Harris, a 21-year-old resident of |
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24 | 24 | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, served as loadmasters; each of these |
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25 | 25 | | outstanding servicemen performed their duties with the utmost |
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26 | 26 | | diligence and dedication; and |
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27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The Abilene Chamber of Commerce is working in |
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28 | 28 | | cooperation with the air force to honor the sacrifices of these |
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29 | 29 | | exemplary men with a commemorative expansion to the Dyess |
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30 | 30 | | Memorial Park; the steadfast resolve and patriotism of these |
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31 | 31 | | servicemen and their sacrifice on behalf of their country will |
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32 | 32 | | not be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby honor the lives of Captain Jonathan |
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35 | 35 | | J. Golden, Captain Jordan B. Pierson, Staff Sergeant Ryan |
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36 | 36 | | D. Hammond, and Senior Airman Quinn L. Johnson-Harris and extend |
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37 | 37 | | sincere condolences to their families and loved ones; and, be |
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38 | 38 | | it further |
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39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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40 | 40 | | their honor and as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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41 | 41 | | Buckingham |
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42 | 42 | | Bettencourt Huffines Rodríguez Bettencourt Huffines Rodríguez |
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43 | 43 | | Bettencourt Huffines Rodríguez |
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44 | 44 | | Birdwell Huffman Schwertner Birdwell Huffman Schwertner |
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45 | 45 | | Birdwell Huffman Schwertner |
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46 | 46 | | Burton Hughes Seliger Burton Hughes Seliger |
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47 | 47 | | Burton Hughes Seliger |
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48 | 48 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin |
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49 | 49 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin |
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50 | 50 | | Creighton Lucio Taylor of Galveston Creighton Lucio Taylor of Galveston |
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51 | 51 | | Creighton Lucio Taylor of Galveston |
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52 | 52 | | Estes Menéndez Uresti Estes Menéndez Uresti |
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53 | 53 | | Estes Menéndez Uresti |
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54 | 54 | | Garcia Miles Watson Garcia Miles Watson |
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55 | 55 | | Garcia Miles Watson |
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56 | 56 | | Hall Nelson West Hall Nelson West |
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57 | 57 | | Hall Nelson West |
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58 | 58 | | Hancock Nichols Whitmire Hancock Nichols Whitmire |
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59 | 59 | | Hancock Nichols Whitmire |
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60 | 60 | | Hinojosa Perry Zaffirini Hinojosa Perry Zaffirini |
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61 | 61 | | Hinojosa Perry Zaffirini |
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62 | 62 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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63 | 63 | | ________________________________ |
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64 | 64 | | President of the Senate |
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65 | 65 | | I hereby certify that the |
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66 | 66 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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67 | 67 | | the Senate on April 10, 2017, by a |
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68 | 68 | | rising vote. |
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69 | 69 | | ________________________________ |
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70 | 70 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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71 | 71 | | ________________________________ |
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72 | 72 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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73 | 73 | | |
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74 | 74 | | Bettencourt Huffines Rodríguez |
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75 | 75 | | |
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76 | 76 | | Birdwell Huffman Schwertner |
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77 | 77 | | |
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78 | 78 | | Burton Hughes Seliger |
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79 | 79 | | |
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80 | 80 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin |
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81 | 81 | | |
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82 | 82 | | Creighton Lucio Taylor of Galveston |
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83 | 83 | | |
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84 | 84 | | Estes Menéndez Uresti |
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85 | 85 | | |
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86 | 86 | | Garcia Miles Watson |
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87 | 87 | | |
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88 | 88 | | Hall Nelson West |
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89 | 89 | | |
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90 | 90 | | Hancock Nichols Whitmire |
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91 | 91 | | |
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92 | 92 | | Hinojosa Perry Zaffirini |
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