| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 86 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is conducting a Community |
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| 3 | 3 | | Kickoff for U.S. Army Corporal Duane McGhghy on November 18, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023, in Temple; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Since 2004, HFOT has built more than 360 fully |
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| 6 | 6 | | accessible custom homes nationwide for seriously injured |
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| 7 | 7 | | veterans; each house features over 40 adaptations that help |
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| 8 | 8 | | facilitate independent living, such as wider halls and doorways, |
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| 9 | 9 | | automatic door openers, roll-under sinks, stovetops, and |
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| 10 | 10 | | counters, and pull-down shelving; the nonprofit also provides |
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| 11 | 11 | | veterans with financial planning assistance, homeownership |
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| 12 | 12 | | education, and home warranty coverage; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Community Kickoff event marks the start of |
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| 14 | 14 | | construction on a four-bedroom, two-bath home for Corporal |
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| 15 | 15 | | McGhghy; during a deployment to Iraq in 2007, Corporal McGhghy |
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| 16 | 16 | | was serving as a member of Delta Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, when his vehicle |
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| 18 | 18 | | was hit by an explosively formed penetrator; he was severely |
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| 19 | 19 | | wounded as a result of the blast, losing his left leg below the |
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| 20 | 20 | | knee and sustaining a traumatic brain injury; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, With the help of a prosthesis and a wheelchair, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Corporal McGhghy has continued to enjoy an active lifestyle; he |
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| 23 | 23 | | dedicates his efforts to giving back to his fellow veterans, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | he rides motorcycles with the Road Warrior Foundation and goes |
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| 25 | 25 | | skydiving with Jump For Valor, two organizations that support the |
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| 26 | 26 | | military community; moreover, he and his wife, Cortney, operate |
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| 27 | 27 | | their own business, Hey Darlin Plants; they are the proud parents |
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| 28 | 28 | | of three children, Austin, Chloe, and Oliver; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is helping to equip injured |
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| 30 | 30 | | veterans with the resources they need to build productive and |
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| 31 | 31 | | fulfilling lives, and Corporal Duane McGhghy's new home is sure |
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| 32 | 32 | | to serve him and his family well in the years to come; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the Homes |
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| 36 | 36 | | For Our Troops Community Kickoff event for U.S. Army Corporal |
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| 37 | 37 | | Duane McGhghy and commend him for his brave and dedicated service |
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| 38 | 38 | | to his country; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Corporal McGhghy as an expression of high regard |
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| 41 | 41 | | from the Texas Senate. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Flores |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on November 7, 2023. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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