| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 349 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Troy Evan Davis |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of Troy Evan Davis, who died October 20, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2018, at the age of 25; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Troy Davis was born on June 9, 1993, in Harlingen, |
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| 9 | 9 | | the youngest child of Alvin Earl Davis Sr. and Shamina Davis; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | discovered a talent for chess in middle school, and he became a |
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| 11 | 11 | | member of state and national championship-winning teams; while |
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| 12 | 12 | | attending Harlingen High School South, he was a member of debate |
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| 13 | 13 | | teams that won local, state, and national championships; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After high school, he enlisted in the United States |
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| 15 | 15 | | Army and studied to become a field and combat medic, and after |
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| 16 | 16 | | graduating from advanced training classes with honors, he was |
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| 17 | 17 | | assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where he served his country |
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| 18 | 18 | | with distinction until his honorable discharge in 2015; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Upon his return to Harlingen, he enlisted in the |
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| 20 | 20 | | United States Army Reserve with plans to attend college and |
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| 21 | 21 | | qualify for Officers Candidate School; while attending Texas |
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| 22 | 22 | | State Technical College, he served as vice president of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | school's veteran students organization; he graduated with an |
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| 24 | 24 | | associate's degree in biology in 2018 and was accepted as a |
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| 25 | 25 | | student at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; he also |
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| 26 | 26 | | took a position at Valley Baptist Medical Center; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Troy was a young man of kindness, patience, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | sensitivity, and he had a unique ability to make everyone he met |
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| 29 | 29 | | feel special; he was smart and witty and was beloved by many, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | he left behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who |
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| 31 | 31 | | were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 34 | 34 | | family of Troy Evan Davis; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 38 | 38 | | memory of Troy Davis. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Lucio |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on May 3, 2021, by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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