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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Larry I. Guyton of |
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Brenham, who lost his life while bravely serving his country in Iraq |
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on May 5, 2007, at the age of 22; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, |
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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, |
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Texas, Private First Class Guyton was mortally wounded during |
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combat operations in Baghdad; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Guyton attended Brenham High School and |
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graduated in 2004 from Bellville High School, where he was a member |
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of the football, basketball, and track teams and participated in |
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Junior ROTC and the Buffalo Soldiers; fulfilling a long-held desire |
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to become a soldier, he enlisted in the army the following year and |
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was deployed to Iraq in October 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved husband, father, son, and brother, Private |
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First Class Guyton drew support from daily communication with his |
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wife, Tonya, and took great pride in his two young sons, Jaidyn and |
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Kenyon; moreover, he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, |
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fishing, horseback riding, and camping; and |
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WHEREAS, Private First Class Guyton embodied the highest |
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standards of the United States armed forces, and his valiant |
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efforts and immense sacrifice are deserving of the respect and |
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appreciation of every American; although his loss has left a |
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tremendous void in the lives of all who knew him, they will forever |
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treasure their memories of him; now, 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 U.S. Army Private |
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First Class Larry I. Guyton and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Tonya Guyton; to his sons, |
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Jaidyn and Kenyon Guyton; to his mother, Andrea McDonald; to his |
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father, Larry Guyton, Sr.; to his brothers, LaMont Robert Guyton, |
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Christopher Washington, Miles Guyton, and Sheldon Guyton; to his |
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sisters, Debbie Rogers, Erika Williams, and Brittiany Mathis; to |
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his grandmothers, Johnnie Mae Williams and Charlesetta Guyton; to |
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his great-grandmother, Verline Ray; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Private |
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First Class Larry I. Guyton. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2226 was adopted by the House on May |
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16, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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