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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the tragic loss of U.S. |
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Army Sergeant Wesley R. Durbin of Hurst, who died serving his nation |
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in Iraq on September 14, 2008, at the age of 26; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas, Wes Durbin graduated from Lutheran |
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High School in 2001 and was offered a scholarship to attend |
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Concordia University in Nebraska; instead, this patriotic young man |
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joined the Marines with his best friend and served in Iraq, reaching |
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the rank of lance corporal; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing his service in the Marines, Mr. |
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Durbin contemplated continuing his education, but decided that he |
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had more to offer his nation and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2006; |
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he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th |
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Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, |
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Georgia; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to his fellow soldiers in Iraq as "Jarhead," |
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for his previous service as a Marine, Sergeant Durbin was admired |
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for his sense of humor, his concern for his comrades, and his |
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commitment to serving his country; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and |
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this country, Wesley Durbin embodied the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt |
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of gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; 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 Sergeant Wesley R. |
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Durbin and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Brandi Durbin; to his parents, Randy and Carole Durbin; |
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to his brother, Kenneth Durbin; to his stepdaughter, Pamara |
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Underwood; to his grandparents, Mary Jo Cole and Roy and Margaret |
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Durbin; 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 Wesley |
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Durbin. |