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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 503
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In Memory |
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Howard Johnson II |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Private First Class Howard Johnson II |
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of Mobile, Alabama, who died on March 23, 2003, at the age of |
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21 while serving his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Howard Johnson was serving in Iraq with the |
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507th Army Ordnance Maintenance Company based at Fort Bliss; |
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he and other members of his unit were ambushed by Iraqi forces |
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in Nasiriyah after they stopped to repair stalled vehicles; and |
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WHEREAS, Called "Junior" by his family, Howard worked in |
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a grocery store while a student in high school; he was a member |
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of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; he chose active duty |
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in the army after his graduation; and |
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WHEREAS, He was an honorable soldier who served his |
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country faithfully and courageously; his patriotism and devotion |
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to duty were a source of inspiration to his fellow soldiers; now, |
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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 |
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Private First Class Howard Johnson II and extend sincere |
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condolences to his bereaved family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory |
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of Private First Class Howard Johnson II. |
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Deuell |
Jackson |
Van de Putte |
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Gallegos |
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Zaffirini |
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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 |