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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist |
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Philip Cody Ford of Jones Creek suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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the death of this valiant soldier on December 10, 2006, at the age |
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of 21; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne |
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Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, |
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Specialist Ford was killed while serving his country in Baghdad, |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 30, 1985, he attended Brazosport High |
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School, where he was active in football, golf, power lifting, and |
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track; in his free time, he could often be found hunting and fishing |
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with his dad and brother; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Ford fulfilled a lifelong dream after his |
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graduation in 2004 when he joined the military, and despite the |
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dangerous nature of his mission, he remained devoted to serving his |
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country; he died for the flag he chose to defend, and in the wake of |
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his passing, members of his community raised hundreds of American |
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flags in tribute to this fallen hero; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this brave young man is a sobering |
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reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Philip Cody Ford embodied |
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the highest ideals of the U.S. Armed Forces, and those who knew and |
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loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Specialist Philip |
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Cody Ford and extend deepest sympathy to his family: to his wife, |
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Margi Anita Ford; to his father, Philip Ford; to his mother and |
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stepfather, Marcia and Johnny Self; to his twin brother, Tanner |
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Ford; to his brothers, Jory Wayne Thomas and Steven Andrew Self; to |
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his sisters, Stevenie LeAnne Haner and her husband, Mark, Jennifer |
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SuzAnne Viets and her husband, Doug, Michelle Thomas Melcher, and |
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Julie Christine Quintanilla and her husband, Jay; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Specialist |
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Philip Cody Ford. |