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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Jeffrey Allen Harford of Belton, who died on November |
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| 7 | 8 | | 23, 2018, at the age of 66; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Harford was born to William and Frances Harford |
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| 9 | 10 | | in Belfast, Maine, on September 18, 1952, and he grew up with seven |
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| 10 | 11 | | siblings, Jerry, Ronnie, Bill, Steve, Marcia, Joni, and Ethel; |
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| 11 | 12 | | shortly after graduating from Belfast High School in 1970, he |
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| 12 | 13 | | enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for 26 years with great |
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| 13 | 14 | | distinction as a helicopter gunship pilot; during the first Gulf |
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| 14 | 15 | | War in 1990, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq with the 229th |
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| 15 | 16 | | Aviation Regiment, also known as the Flying Tigers; returning home |
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| 16 | 17 | | in 1991, he moved to Fort Hood, where he retired in 1996 at the rank |
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| 17 | 18 | | of chief warrant officer 4; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harford operated car washes in Belton and Harker |
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| 19 | 20 | | Heights for several years before coming back to Fort Hood as a |
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| 20 | 21 | | contractor; in 2007, he returned to active duty, serving in Iraq as |
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| 21 | 22 | | a helicopter pilot with the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry |
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| 22 | 23 | | Regiment before retiring again in 2009, having accumulated 5,000 |
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| 23 | 24 | | hours of flying time; his commendations included the Legion of |
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| 24 | 25 | | Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air |
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| 25 | 26 | | Medal (3rd award), among many others; at the time of his death, he |
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| 26 | 27 | | was working again as a contractor at Fort Hood with System Studies |
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| 27 | 28 | | and Simulation; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harford married his wife, Janet, in 1990, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | the couple shared 28 years together until his death; he was the |
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| 30 | 31 | | proud father of four children, Hunter, Holly, Heidi, and the late |
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| 31 | 32 | | Hope Harford, and later in life he was blessed with 11 grandchildren |
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| 32 | 33 | | and nine great-grandchildren; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, A man of deep religious faith, Mr. Harford was a |
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| 34 | 35 | | member of Temple Bible Church, where he served as a driver for the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Impact backyard Bible clubs and as a leader of community Bible study |
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| 36 | 37 | | sessions; he was also active with the Boy Scouts, helping to |
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| 37 | 38 | | coordinate adventure treks in New Mexico, Minnesota, and the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Bahamas; more recently, he served as den leader and cubmaster of Cub |
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| 39 | 40 | | Scout Pack No. 153, organizing the pack's most successful popcorn |
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| 40 | 41 | | fund-raiser, which garnered $36,000; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a proud military veteran, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Jeff Harford lived a rich and purposeful life, and he leaves behind |
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| 43 | 44 | | a legacy of dedication to his nation and his community that will |
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| 44 | 45 | | forever inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be |
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| 45 | 46 | | it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jeffrey Allen |
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| 48 | 49 | | Harford and extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many |
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| 49 | 50 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jeffrey |
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| 53 | 54 | | Allen Harford. |
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