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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 Captain Michael |
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Allen Norman suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this |
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valiant soldier on January 31, 2008, at the age of 36; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Military Transition Team, Captain |
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Norman was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, |
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based at Fort Riley in Kansas; having volunteered for deployment, |
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he helped train Iraqi police, and he was mortally wounded in |
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Baghdad; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Austin in 1971, Michael Norman was the |
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youngest of the two sons of Conny and Beverly Norman; since his |
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father was a member of the United States Army, Mr. Norman and his |
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family relocated often, and he spent his elementary school years in |
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Florence and attended middle school in Germany; after returning to |
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the Lone Star State, Mr. Norman graduated from Anderson High School |
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in Austin, where he played football and baseball, and he went on to |
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earn a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Mr. Norman |
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joined the Army in 1992, and he was later stationed in Korea; during |
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his tour of duty overseas, he met his future wife, June, and they |
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were married in September 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Cherished by many for his kind and charming nature, |
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Captain Norman was a devoted family man, and he enjoyed playing |
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guitar and singing; he was also a proud Texan and an ardent sports |
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fan, and he closely followed his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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military personnel, and their dedicated efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of the utmost respect and gratitude; |
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through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and this country, |
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Captain Norman embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and those who knew him will forever hold his memory |
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close in their hearts; 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 Captain Michael Allen |
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Norman and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, June Norman; to his children, Sammy and Summer Norman; to |
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his parents, Conny and Beverly Norman; and to his other relatives |
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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 Captain |
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Michael Allen Norman. |
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Aycock |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2512 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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