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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt over the loss |
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of U.S. Army Specialist Heath Pickard of Frankston, who died in the |
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line of duty in Iraq on October 16, 2008, at the age of 21; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry |
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Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, |
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Specialist Pickard was killed during a mortar attack in Baquaba, |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Heath Kayne Quinton Pickard was born on September |
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18, 1987, in Athens; he attended Frankston High School, where he |
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played varsity football and baseball and performed with the Indian |
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Marching Band; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty shortly after |
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graduation in 2006, Specialist Pickard received his basic training |
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at Fort Benning, Georgia; he was stationed at Fort Wainwright, |
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Alaska, and deployed to Iraq on his 21st birthday; he has been |
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posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Pickard impressed all who knew him with |
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his energy, enthusiasm, and good humor; he was a devoted husband to |
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his wife, Sara, and a proud father to his young son, Ethan; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to duty, honor, and country, |
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Heath Pickard embodied the highest ideals of the armed forces; |
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although his death has left a void in the hearts of those who knew |
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and loved him, they may take comfort in their memories of this fine |
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young man who gave his life in service to his country; 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 U.S. Army Specialist |
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Heath Pickard and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Sara Pickard; to his son, Ethan Pickard; to his |
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grandmother, Margaret Pickard; to his brothers, Chance Pickard and |
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Austin Pickard; and to his other relatives and 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 Specialist |
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Heath Pickard. |