H.R. No. 559



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the heartache felt at the loss 
of U.S. Army Specialist Jeremy Olin Allmon of Cleburne, who died in 
Iraq on February 6, 2005, at the age of 22; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 
1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Allmon was mortally wounded while 
on patrol in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device was 
detonated near his tank; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Allmon was a native Texan, born and 
raised in Cleburne; known for his vitality and enthusiasm, he 
enlisted in the Army in April 2002; and
	WHEREAS, He earned a number of special military recognitions 
for his courage and his steadfast devotion to duty, including the 
Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart; 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; Americans owe a profound debt 
to our nation's servicemen and servicewomen, whose valiant efforts 
and enormous sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' 
deepest respect and gratitude; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of Jeremy Olin Allmon and extend 
deepest sympathy to the members of his family:  to his parents, 
Preston and Lisa Ray; to his father, David Sullivan; to his 
brothers, Preston Ray, Jr., David Sullivan, and Colton Sullivan; to 
his sister, Brentney Bane; to his maternal grandmother, Betty Love; 
to his paternal grandparents, Leonard and Nancy Sullivan and 
Preston and Faye Ray; to his nephew, Mason Lee Bane; 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 Jeremy Olin Allmon.

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 559 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on March 23, 2005.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House