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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant |
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Gary Wayne Jeffries of Roscoe suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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his death on January 28, 2008, at the age of 37, while serving in |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry |
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Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of |
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Fort Carson, Colorado, Staff Sergeant Jeffries was killed by an |
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improvised explosive device in Mosul; and |
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WHEREAS, Gary Jeffries graduated from Roscoe High School in |
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1990, and he joined the Army in 1997; he served four tours of duty |
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overseas, including one deployment in Korea and three deployments |
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in Iraq; he looked out for the other soldiers in his unit, who |
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affectionately called him "Grandpa Six"; and |
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WHEREAS, For his distinguished service, Staff Sergeant |
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Jeffries earned the Army Commendation Medal with valor device, two |
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Army Commendation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, three Army |
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Good Conduct Medals, and the National Defense Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love of country leads them to serve in the military, and |
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the passage of time can never diminish the profound debt that |
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Americans owe Staff Sergeant Jeffries for his sacrifice; 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 Staff Sergeant Gary |
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Wayne Jeffries and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his mother, Fern Taylor; to his children, Zachary and |
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Sierra; 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 Gary Wayne |
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Jeffries. |
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King of Taylor |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2506 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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