H.R. No. 2271
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Captain Blake
  Harrison Russell of Fort Worth suffered an immeasurable loss with
  the death of this valiant soldier in Iraq on July 22, 2006, at the
  age of 35; and
         WHEREAS, Assigned to the army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry
  Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
  Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Captain Russell was killed
  during combat operations in Baghdad while serving his second tour
  of duty in Iraq; and
         WHEREAS, Born September 7, 1970, in East Point, Georgia,
  Blake Russell graduated in 1988 from Boswell High School in Fort
  Worth, where he was a quarterback on the football team and a
  shortstop on the baseball team; he served in the U.S. Navy before
  attending Texas A&M University and earning a bachelor's degree in
  marketing in 1998; and
         WHEREAS, Following graduation, Captain Russell enlisted in
  the army and went on to serve as a general's aide; deployed to Iraq
  for the first time in 2003, he served as a field artillery officer
  in Al Anbar Province, and on his return two years later, as chief of
  an instruction team that lived and worked with Iraqi army troops; he
  was recognized for his courageous service with the Bronze Star and
  the Purple Heart; and
         WHEREAS, Captain Russell was beloved by all who knew him for
  his charm, wit, and chivalry; rarely seen without a smile, he
  enjoyed five years of marriage to his wife, Bellinda, and he took
  great pride in their children, Dylan and Haley; and
         WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
  Blake Russell embodied the highest ideals of the United States
  armed forces; although his death has left a void in the lives of
  those who loved him, memories of his compassion, heroism, and
  fortitude will forever be treasured; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Captain
  Blake Harrison Russell and extend sincere sympathy to the members
  of his family: to his wife, Bellinda Stine Russell; to his children,
  Dylan and Haley Russell; to his mother, Janice Perkins; to his
  father, Ron Russell, and his wife, Donna; to his sisters, Rhona
  Jesperson and her husband, Bob, and Deidra Earle and her husband,
  Andrew; to his grandmother, Mrs. L. C. Harrison; to his
  mother-in-law, Helga Stine, and her husband, Paul Lager; to his
  brother-in-law, Robb Stine, and his wife, Shannon; 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 Captain
  Blake Harrison Russell.
 
  Geren
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2271 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on May 22, 2007.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House