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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by |
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family and friends at the tragic loss of Jacob Daniel Hayes of |
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Allen, who died on December 17, 2008, at the age of 24; and |
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WHEREAS, Jacob Hayes was born to James Hayes and Bambi Dawn |
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Willis Hayes in Plano on July 28, 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, This brave and patriotic young man answered his |
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nation's call to duty during a time of war, serving in combat in |
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Iraq as a lance corporal in Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th |
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Marines, 1st Marine Division; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning home to Texas, Mr. Hayes aspired to |
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continue serving his community as a firefighter; he had recently |
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been accepted into the Collin County Community College Fire |
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Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his time on this earth was far too brief, |
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Jacob Hayes deeply impressed those who knew him with his |
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perseverance, humility, compassion, and commitment to service, and |
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he will be forever remembered with great affection and admiration; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jacob Daniel Hayes and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, James and Bambi Dawn Hayes; to his daughter, Lillie Ruth |
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Hayes; to his sisters, Jennifer Power and Julie Hayes-Smith and her |
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husband, Kevin; to his brother, James Hayes, and his wife, Kelly; to |
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his grandparents, James and Glynda Willis, Suzanne Parten, and |
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J. C. and Margaret Hayes; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jacob |
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Hayes. |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 263 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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