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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. Army Specialist Tracy |
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Clint Willis of San Antonio suffered an immeasurable loss with the |
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death of this valiant soldier on August 26, 2007, at the age of 21; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute |
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Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Specialist Willis lost |
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his life while bravely serving his country in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Wilma and Darryl Willis, Tracy Willis |
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attended O'Connor High School in Helotes, and his talent as an |
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athlete earned him the position of free safety on the all-district |
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team; after his graduation in 2004, he went on to attend East Texas |
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Baptist University, where he continued his football career until |
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joining the army; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men |
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and women whose love for their country inspires them to military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this young soldier is a sobering |
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reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Willis embodied the highest |
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ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and all who knew and loved him will |
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forever carry him close in their 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 Specialist Tracy |
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Clint Willis and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his parents, Wilma and Darryl Willis; to his siblings, |
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Hope, Crystal, Darryl and his wife, Rita, Anjelica, and Aubree; to |
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his niece, Amari Willis; to his grandparents, Cruz M. Camacho, Mary |
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Johnson, and Curtis Wilson; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 U.S. Army |
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Specialist Tracy Clint Willis. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2124 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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