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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The friends and family of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant |
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Jeffery Lee Hartley suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of |
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this valiant soldier in Iraq on April 8, 2008, at the age of 25; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Hartley was assigned to the 1st Battalion, |
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10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd |
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Infantry Division, out of Fort Benning, Georgia; he was on his fifth |
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tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed by a bomb that exploded near |
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his vehicle in Kharguliah; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeff Hartley grew up in Hempstead, where he was a |
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member of the football team and the powerlifting team in high |
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school; soon after graduating in 2001, he entered the military, |
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where he became known for his dedication to duty, his sense of |
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humor, and his concern for his fellow soldiers; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Jeffery Hartley 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 to 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 |
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Jeffery Lee Hartley and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his father and stepmother, David and Ann Hartley; |
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to his brother, David Wayne Hartley; to his sisters, Lisa Ann |
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Willever and her husband, Chris, and Kaylie Hartley; and to his |
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other relatives and 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 Jeffery Lee |
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Hartley. |