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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately convey the heartache felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr., of |
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Missouri City, who died on June 6, 2007, at the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, |
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3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Staff Sergeant |
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Cole was killed while bravely serving his country in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect |
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and gratitude; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Timothy Cole inspired others with his leadership and |
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courage; although his death leaves a void in the lives of his loved |
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ones, they will forever carry his memory close in their hearts; 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 Staff |
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Sergeant Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to |
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his wife, Lindsay Cole, to his parents, Connie and Timothy B. Cole, |
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Sr., and to all those who mourn his passing; 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 U.S. Army |
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Staff Sergeant Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. |
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Olivo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2334 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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