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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 Staff Sergeant |
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Wesley Hunter suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this |
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valiant soldier on September 18, 2008, at the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 3, 1979, in Plainview to Bill and |
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Kathy Hunter, Wesley Hunter enlisted in the army after graduating |
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from Lockney High School in 1998; he served three years with the |
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1/509 Infantry (Airborne) and later joined the Colorado National |
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Guard; returning to active duty in 2004, he was assigned to the 1/71 |
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Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, in Fort Drum, New York; and |
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WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Hunter deployed to Iraq in August |
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2005, and on February 26, 2006, his vehicle was struck by an |
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explosive device; although seriously wounded himself and under |
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continued fire, he bravely attempted to rescue two fellow soldiers |
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and was later awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his |
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heroism; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted artist, Staff Sergeant Hunter attended the |
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Art Institute of Colorado in Denver; moreover, he was an Eagle Scout |
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and an outdoors enthusiast, and he belonged to the Church of Christ; |
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he married the former Rayanne Weese on July 26, 2004, in Colorado, |
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and the couple were blessed with two children, Westlin and Tavie; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose love for their country inspires |
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them to take up military service; exemplifying the highest ideals |
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of the U.S. armed forces, Wesley Hunter inspired others with his |
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fortitude, tenacity, and courage; although his death has left a |
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void in the lives of his loved ones, they will forever carry their |
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memories of 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 Staff Sergeant Wesley |
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Hunter and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Rayanne Hunter; to his children, Westlin and Tavie |
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Hunter; to his parents, Bill and Kathy Hunter; to his siblings, |
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Mandy and Jeff Hunter; to his niece, Anna Hernandez; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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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Hunter. |