H.R. No. 2338
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist James
  Lee Adair of Carthage suffered an immeasurable loss with the death
  of this valiant soldier in Iraq on June 29, 2007, at the age of 26;
  and
         WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry
  Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division,
  based at Fort Riley, Kansas, Specialist Adair lost his life while
  bravely serving his country in Baghdad; and
         WHEREAS, Lee Adair was born on November 16, 1980, in Cameron
  County and grew up in Carthage, where he was a member of American
  Legion Post No. 353; in 2006, he married the former Chelsea Nation,
  and at the time of his passing, he eagerly awaited the birth of his
  first child, Avery Lee; and
         WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
  servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
  sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
  and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
  James Lee Adair embodied the highest ideals of the United States
  Army, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be
  cherished by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist James
  Lee Adair and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
  to his wife, Chelsea Adair; to his daughter, Avery Lee Adair; to his
  father, Jimmy Adair; to his mother, Risa Adair; to his sister,
  Amanda Townsend; and to his other relatives and many friends; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Specialist
  James Lee Adair.
 
  Hopson
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2338 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House