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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig of |
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Clarksville, Tennessee, was killed on April 29, 2008, while serving |
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in Iraq, and he leaves behind a loving family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Clay Craig was born |
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in Dallas and grew up in Mount Pleasant; respectful and |
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responsible, he worked at a local movie theater while attending |
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school, and it was there that he met his beloved wife, Cynthia, with |
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whom he had a daughter, Izabel; and |
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WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Craig joined the army after |
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graduating from John Horn High School in 2003; he planned to serve |
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his country for more than a decade, hoping to retire at 31 to pursue |
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a teaching career; during his military tenure, he was assigned to |
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the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of |
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the 101st Airborne Division; he was killed while serving his third |
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tour of duty in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Constant in his desire to help others, Clay Craig |
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embodied the qualities of selflessness and valor, and the loved |
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ones of this fine young man will forever carry him close in their |
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hearts; 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 Staff Sergeant Clay |
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Allen Craig and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Cynthia Craig; to his daughter, Izabel Craig; |
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to his mother, Deborah Redfearn; to his father, Roger Craig; to his |
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sisters and brothers; and to his other relatives and many 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 U.S. Army |
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Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig. |