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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Lieutenant Kile Grant West |
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suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this beloved young |
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man in Iraq on May 28, 2007, at the age of 23; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Pasadena, Kile West attended Hutto High |
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School and participated in baseball, football, track, and FFA; he |
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went on to pursue higher education at Blinn College and Stephen F. |
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Austin State University, where he was active in the ROTC program and |
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Delta Chi Fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, While earning his degree in business management, he |
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became a sergeant in the National Guard and assisted in the Columbia |
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Shuttle recovery efforts and Hurricane Katrina relief; he went on |
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to fulfill a long-held goal when he was commissioned as a lieutenant |
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in the United States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant West was deployed to Iraq on October 3, |
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2006; notwithstanding the hardships that he faced in a war zone, he |
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performed his work with pride and professionalism, and his heroism |
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earned him both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved son and brother was known for his |
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compassion for others and his ability to achieve his goals; in |
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addition to spending time with his loved ones, he enjoyed weight |
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lifting and hunting; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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Kile West embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed |
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forces, and the blessing of his life will be forever treasured by |
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those who were privileged to share in the warmth of his love and |
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friendship; 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 Lieutenant Kile Grant |
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West and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his mother, Nanette West, and her companion, Rodney Carr; to his |
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father, Grady West, and his wife, Melissa; to his sisters, Kelli and |
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Kara West; to his brother, Carter West; to his grandparents, |
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Marlene and Dean Schwartz and Edith West; to his aunts, Kelli |
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Peveto, Kristi Davis, Mary West, Sharon Hovendick, and Lanita |
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Bristowe; to his uncles, Dean Schwartz II and Gary and David West; |
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and to his 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 Lieutenant |
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Kile Grant West. |