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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Army Staff |
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Sergeant Brandon Wade Farley of Haworth, Oklahoma, suffered an |
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immeasurable loss with the death of this valiant soldier on |
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September 18, 2008, at the age of 30; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry |
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Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Staff |
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Sergeant Farley lost his life while bravely serving in Afghanistan; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sulphur Springs, Brandon Farley lived in |
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Cleburne before moving to Haworth, where he graduated from high |
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school; he subsequently fulfilled a desire to serve his country |
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when he joined the Marines and later the U.S. Army; after four |
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years, which included a tour in Iraq, he reenlisted and was again |
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deployed to the Middle East; and |
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WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Farley was a beloved son and brother; |
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a football fan and avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, shooting, |
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and four-wheeling; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Brandon Farley inspired others with his courage, and |
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although his passing has left a void in the lives of those who were |
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fortunate enough to know him, they will forever carry his memory |
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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 U.S. Army Staff |
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Sergeant Brandon Wade Farley and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his mother, Sherry Farley; to his father, |
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Wade Farley; to his brother, Corey Farley; to his sisters, Ashlyn |
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and Lauren Farley; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Staff |
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Sergeant Brandon Wade Farley. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2322 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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