H.R. No. 244
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist Larry
E. Polley, Jr., of Center suffered an immeasurable loss with the
death of this courageous young soldier in Iraq on January 17, 2004,
at the age of 20; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery
Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Specialist Polley was
killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an explosive device
and overturned north of Taji; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 28, 1983, in Shelby County, Larry
Polley, Jr., attended Center High School where he played trumpet
with the school band; a faithful member of St. Paul Missionary
Baptist Church, Specialist Polley served as an usher and sang in the
youth choir; he enlisted in the army shortly after graduating with
the Center High School Class of 2001; and
WHEREAS, Described by friends and relatives as outgoing,
active, and possessing a sparkling sense of humor and a winning
smile, Specialist Polley was an avid enthusiast of fishing, video
games, and computers; during a two-week leave at Christmas, this
dedicated young soldier confided in family members that he planned
to one day retire from the army; and
WHEREAS, Our state and our nation are fortunate to have young
men and women whose love for their country inspires them to military
service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary young man is a
sobering reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Polley will be
sorely missed by his family, friends, and fellow soldiers, but his
bravery and heroism will never be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Specialist Larry E. Polley, Jr., United States Army, and extend
profound sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Sebrena
Polley; to his sons, Christian, Sedarion, and Jordan; to his
parents, Larry Polley, Sr., and Lois Marie Harper; to his sister,
Kinta Polley; to his brother, Robert Harper; to his grandmother,
Ella Mae Polley; and to his other relatives and many friends; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army
Specialist Larry E. Polley, Jr.
Christian
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 244 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 11, 2004.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House