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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss of |
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Timothy Wayne Breckenridge of Del Rio, who died on December 4, 2008, |
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at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim Breckenridge was born in Edwards, California, to |
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Darrell and Betty Breckenridge on July 10, 1965; he attended |
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schools in Aurora, Colorado, and Del Rio and went on to earn his |
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associate's degree from Southwest Texas Junior College; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Breckenridge joined the Del Rio Fire |
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and Rescue Department, and within four years, he was promoted to the |
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rank of lieutenant; a dedicated and courageous firefighter, he |
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refused a promotion to captain, preferring to stay with his engine |
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company rather than work a desk job; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Breckenridge received the department's |
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Medal of Honor after he and a fellow firefighter carried an elderly |
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woman to safety during the flood of 1998; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Breckenridge was an |
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ordained elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and his vocation, Tim |
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Breckenridge delighted in the outdoors and lived an active life, |
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and although he is no longer with us, his warmth and sense of humor |
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will forever be remembered by all who knew and loved him; now, |
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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 Timothy Wayne |
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Breckenridge and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his son, Tim Breckenridge, Jr., and his wife, Hatali; to |
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his daughter, April Jasinski, and her husband, Joe; to his parents, |
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Darrell and Betty Breckenridge; to his brothers, Todd and Bradley |
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Breckenridge; to his sister, Tobi Duckworth; to his stepdaughters, |
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Heather Bennett and Cami Gailey; to his grandmother, Betty |
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Urquhart; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Tim |
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Breckenridge. |