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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Air Force Major |
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Christopher Cooper suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of |
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this beloved young man on July 21, 2008, at the age of 33; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Cooper was one of six people aboard a B-52 |
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Stratofortress when it crashed off the northwest coast of Guam, |
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where the airmen were scheduled to perform a flyover in celebration |
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of the country's Liberation Day; Major Cooper was on deployment |
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from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Austin, Chris Cooper graduated from |
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Massena High School in New York and subsequently earned a |
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bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1997; |
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later that year, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the |
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air force and began to fulfill his longtime dream of becoming a |
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pilot; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Cooper served tours of duty in Iraq and |
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Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star for his work as an air |
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force liaison officer with the army in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, he touched countless people |
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with his kind and caring nature; he was known for his Longhorn pride |
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and for his unique sense of humor, which brought smiles to the faces |
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of all who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty, honor, |
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and this nation, Christopher Cooper embodied the highest ideals of |
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the armed services, and memories of his love and friendship will |
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forever be cherished by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, |
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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 U.S. Air Force Major |
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Christopher Cooper and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his father, Mike Cooper; to his brother, Timothy |
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Cooper; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Chris |
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Cooper. |