H.R. No. 2663

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Corporal Thomas
	Layton Hilbert of Venus suffered an immeasurable loss with the
	death of this valiant soldier on September 7, 2007, at the age of
	20; and
	WHEREAS, A cavalry scout assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th
	Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,
	stationed at Fort Bliss, Corporal Hilbert was mortally injured
	during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq; a specialist at the time of
	his death, he was posthumously promoted to corporal and awarded a
	Purple Heart and a Bronze Star; and
	WHEREAS, Born on January 14, 1987, Thomas Hilbert served his
	community as a firefighter with the Venus Volunteer Fire
	Department; he graduated in 2005 from Venus High School and
	subsequently enlisted in the army; an enthusiastic and endearing
	young man, he was devoted to his family, friends, and fellow
	soldiers; and
	WHEREAS, Corporal Hilbert was the recipient of several
	decorations, including the National Defense Service Medal, the Army
	Service Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Iraq Campaign
	Medal; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
	women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and time
	can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to Thomas
	Hilbert for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he rendered;
	and
	WHEREAS, Through his selfless devotion to duty, honor, and
	his country, Corporal Hilbert embodied the highest ideals of the
	U.S. armed forces, and his memory will be forever treasured by those
	who shared in the blessing of his life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Corporal Thomas
	Layton Hilbert and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
	family: to his parents, Thomas and Theresa Hilbert; to his sisters,
	BillieJo Alexander and her husband, Alex, and Jennifer Jones; to
	his grandparents, Layton and Janet James; to his nieces, Lauren and
	Kaitlin Alexander; to his nephews, Jacob Jones and William
	Alexander; 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 Corporal
	Thomas Hilbert.
	Orr
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2663 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 29, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House