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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 498
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In Memory |
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Robert J. Dowdy |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Master Sergeant Robert J. Dowdy of |
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Cleveland, Ohio, who died March 23, 2003, at the age of 38 while |
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serving his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert J. Dowdy 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, Robert followed his older brother into the |
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military and had 18 years of service; he was married and had a |
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teenage daughter, who was his pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Dowdy exhibited exceptional |
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courage and dedication to duty in the daunting challenges he |
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faced while serving his country in a foreign land at a time of |
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extreme danger; and |
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas and the nation are grateful for |
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his selfless service and his patriotism; 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 Master |
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Sergeant Robert J. Dowdy and extend sincere condolences to his |
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bereaved 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 |
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that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Master Sergeant Robert J. Dowdy. |
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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 |