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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 496
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In Memory |
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Jamaal R. Addison |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Specialist Jamaal R. Addison of |
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Roswell, Georgia, who died on March 23, 2003, at the age of 22 |
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while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Jamaal Addison was serving in Iraq with the 507th |
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Army Ordnance Maintenance Company based at Fort Bliss; he and |
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other members of his unit were ambushed by Iraqi forces in |
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Nasiriyah after they stopped to repair stalled vehicles; and |
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WHEREAS, Jamaal was described by his relatives as the |
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family computer expert and a faithful attendant at Bible study; |
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he was married and was the father of a two-year-old son and a |
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three-year-old daughter at the time of his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Jamaal Addison was an honorable patriot who served |
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his country faithfully and courageously; the State of Texas and |
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the nation are eternally grateful for his service and his |
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dedication; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Specialist |
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Jamaal R. Addison and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved |
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family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that |
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when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Specialist Jamaal R. Addison. |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 19, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |