H.R. No. 46

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
	by family and friends at the loss of U.S. Army Master Sergeant James
	Curtis Coons of Conroe, who died on July 4, 2003, at the age of 35;
	and
	WHEREAS, A member of the armed forces since 1987, Master
	Sergeant Coons served his country with distinction for 16 years; he
	rose swiftly through the ranks, holding numerous leadership
	positions and attending such important training as the Primary
	Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer's
	Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer's Course, and First
	Sergeant's Course; and
	WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Coons completed two tours in
	Okinawa, Japan, and was later deployed to Kuwait, where he managed
	the largest C4/IT in U.S. Army history within Southwest Asia during
	the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, Despite the dangerous nature of his assignment, this
	brave Texan took great pride in his service and remained committed
	to fulfilling his mission to the best of his ability; his heroic
	service earned him a number of accolades through the years,
	including the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the
	Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good
	Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have
	courageous men and women whose love of country leads them to
	military duty, and time can never diminish the profound debt that
	Americans owe to James Coons for the service he undertook and the
	sacrifice he rendered; and
	WHEREAS, The thoughts and prayers of many go out to the family
	of this beloved young man; he was a soldier of honor and valor, and
	those who knew and cherished him will forever carry him close in
	their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Master
	Sergeant James Curtis Coons and extend deepest sympathy to the
	members of his family: to his wife, Robin; to his daughters, Misaki
	Stacey and Chloe Brielle; to his parents, Richard and Carol Coons;
	and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives
	adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Master Sergeant James
	Curtis Coons.
	Callegari
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 46 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House