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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the loss of U.S. Army Sergeant Shaun Paul Tousha of Hull, who |
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died in Iraq on April 9, 2008, at the age of 30; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored |
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Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Sergeant |
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Tousha was killed in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device |
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detonated near his vehicle; at the time, he was serving his third |
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tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 11, 1978, in Silsbee, Shaun Tousha |
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grew up in Hull, the son of Tommy Gene and Roberta Tousha; his |
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mother passed away while he was in junior high, and his stepmother, |
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Doris Tousha, later helped raise him; he graduated in 1996 from |
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Hull-Daisetta High School, where he played football and was known |
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for his playful sense of humor and friendly nature; a true Texas |
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cowboy, he enjoyed riding horses and bulls and going country and |
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western dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Tousha worked for a wire company in Dayton |
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before joining the army in 2000; he attended basic training in Fort |
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Benning, Georgia, and subsequently served as a generator equipment |
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repairman; during his first deployment to Iraq, he decided to |
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reenlist and pursue a career in the military; and |
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WHEREAS, He was the caring husband of Christy Tousha and a |
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role model to his stepchildren, Colton and Maycee; following the |
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death of his father in 2002, he served as a source of strength and |
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reassurance for his stepmother; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this brave young man is a sobering |
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reminder of the cost of war; Sergeant Shaun Tousha embodied the |
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highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; 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 U.S. Army Sergeant |
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Shaun Paul Tousha and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Christy Tousha; to his brother, Tommy; to his |
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stepchildren, Colton and Maycee Burns; to his stepmother, Doris |
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Tousha; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Shaun Paul |
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Tousha. |