| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 353 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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| 6 | 6 | | a close with the passing of Charles William Thurman on |
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| 7 | 7 | | November 26, 2022, at the age of 69; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Charles Thurman was born in Texas City on |
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| 9 | 9 | | March 22, 1953; active in Little League baseball in his youth, he |
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| 10 | 10 | | was an outstanding pitcher and was supported by his family at all of |
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| 11 | 11 | | his games; together, they enjoyed going on camping trips and |
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| 12 | 12 | | visiting Galveston beaches; through the years, he developed an |
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| 13 | 13 | | interest in surfing, and he built surfboards in the garage with his |
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| 14 | 14 | | mother; he was an alumnus of Texas City High School; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Continuing the proud tradition of military service |
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| 16 | 16 | | established by his father and grandfather, Mr. Thurman joined the |
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| 17 | 17 | | U.S. Navy in 1977; after completing flight engineer school, he was |
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| 18 | 18 | | stationed at several locations, including at Naval Air Station |
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| 19 | 19 | | Barbers Point and Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; from 1992 to |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1995, he served with an air test and evacuation squadron in |
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| 21 | 21 | | Maryland, and he was part of a special projects unit at NAS Barbers |
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| 22 | 22 | | Point until 1998; his final assignment was at the Naval Aviation |
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| 23 | 23 | | Depot in Jacksonville, Florida; he retired in April 2001, |
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| 24 | 24 | | concluding a 24-year career at the rank of chief E-7; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his distinguished service, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Mr. Thurman received numerous awards, including three Navy |
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| 27 | 27 | | Commendation Medals, five Achievement Medals, the Southwest Asia |
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| 28 | 28 | | Service Medal, and a Humanitarian Service Medal; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Pursuing his passion for aviation, Mr. Thurman |
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| 30 | 30 | | subsequently embarked on a second career, first flying commercial |
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| 31 | 31 | | jets and then serving as a pilot for NetJets from 2006 to 2019; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Thurman treasured time spent with his family; he |
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| 33 | 33 | | was a loving husband to his wife, Rose, and he took great pride in |
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| 34 | 34 | | his daughter, Jennifer; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Although Charles Thurman is deeply missed, memories |
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| 36 | 36 | | of his patriotism and his devotion to his loved ones remain to |
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| 37 | 37 | | comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Charles William |
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| 40 | 40 | | Thurman and extend heartfelt condolences to his relatives and |
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| 41 | 41 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charles |
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| 45 | 45 | | Thurman. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Shine |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 353 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on March 15, 2023. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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