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78S41536 KO-D

By:  Merritt                                                      H.R. No. 253



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Private First 
Class Stephen Eugene Wyatt of Kilgore suffered a terrible loss with 
the death of this brave young soldier in Iraq on October 13, 2003, 
at the age of 19; and
	WHEREAS, Assigned to C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Field 
Artillery Regiment, Private Wyatt was killed in northern Iraq while 
patrolling a supply route with his unit when the Humvee he was 
riding as a gunner struck a land mine; and
	WHEREAS, Born on June 14, 1984, Stephen Wyatt was a model 
student at Kilgore High School, where he graduated in 2001; an avid 
hunter and fisherman, Private Wyatt was so enthusiastic about the 
outdoors that one of his life goals was to become involved in Texas 
wildlife protection; and
	WHEREAS, Serving in the military was another lifelong dream 
of Private Wyatt's, and he enlisted in the U.S. Army on his 18th 
birthday; in August of 2002, he reported for basic and advanced 
training at his permanent duty station, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where 
he met his wife, Kelly, who was stationed there as well; in March 
2003, Private Wyatt was deployed to Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, Through his selfless and unfaltering devotion to 
duty, honor, and his country, this courageous young Texan embodied 
the highest ideals of the armed services, and we owe a profound debt 
for the enormous sacrifice that he and his family have paid; 
although he will be sorely missed by his loved ones,  his bravery 
and his 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 
Private First Class Stephen Eugene Wyatt, United States Army, and 
extend profound sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, 
Kelly Wyatt; to his father and stepmother, Charles and Lilmah 
Wyatt; to his sister, Jessica Wyatt; to his brother, Eric Wyatt; to 
his stepbrother, Billy Dixon; to his grandmothers, Mary Wyatt and 
Ruth Reynolds; 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 
Private First Class Stephen Eugene Wyatt.