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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the tragic loss of U.S. |
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Marine Corps Lance Corporal Bobby Lee Twitty, who died serving his |
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nation in Iraq on July 22, 2007, at the age of 20; and |
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WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Twitty was killed in an accident |
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while serving in Ramadi, Iraq; he joined the Marines in December |
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2005, training as a heavy equipment operator; in June 2006, he |
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joined his unit, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics |
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Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary |
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Force out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Conroe on September 27, 1986, to James and |
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Tammy Twitty, Bobby Twitty lived much of his life in Bedias and |
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graduated from Madisonville High School in 2005; he was a member of |
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the Bedias Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, This adventurous and energetic young man loved the |
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outdoors, especially hunting with his father and uncle, and he |
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enjoyed bowling and shooting pool with his friends; he was also |
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known for his big heart and his infectious smile; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and |
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this country, Bobby Twitty embodied the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt |
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of gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; 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 Lance Corporal Bobby |
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Lee Twitty and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his parents, James and Tammy Twitty; to his brothers and |
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sisters, James, Patrick, David, Patricia, and Lauren Twitty; to his |
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grandparents, James and Pat Twitty and Robert and Pat Lillie; and to |
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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 Bobby Lee |
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Twitty. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2510 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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