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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 633
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Damion Jon Hobbs
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
  citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of Damion Jon Hobbs of
  the Houston Fire Department, who died while serving in the line
  of duty on April 12, 2009, at the age of 30; and
 
         WHEREAS, Damion Hobbs was born December 24, 1978, in Alvin;
  he was raised in Alvin and was a 1998 graduate of Alvin High
  School; he fulfilled his lifelong ambition when he graduated from
  the Houston Fire Department's Val Jahnke Training Facility and
  became a firefighter at Fire Station 26 in southeast Houston; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Hobbs served the nation for a decade in the
  United States Army, where he had risen to the rank of staff
  sergeant, and he completed a 14-month deployment in Iraq in July
  of 2007; and
 
         WHEREAS, The life of a firefighter is one of courage and
  sacrifice that requires a deep commitment from the men and women
  that accept this calling; Mr. Hobbs possessed these qualities in
  outsize quantities, exhibiting a strong sense of duty and never
  backing away from danger; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Hobbs was dedicated to his work, and he
  willingly placed his life on the line to protect the lives of
  others; he gave his life in the performance of his duties, and he
  will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor from the Houston
  Fire Department and the Medal of Honor from the International
  Association of Fire Fighters; and
 
         WHEREAS, A remarkable man of strength and determination,
  his valor will be long remembered, and his family and many
  friends will continue to live with the cherished memories of his
  life and his many achievements; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
  Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Damion Jon Hobbs
  and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family: his
  father, Jon Hobbs; his mother, Joyce Webb; his sisters, Janice
  DeShazer and Tammy and Shiela Hobbs; his stepsister, Danielle
  Moon; his stepbrother, Levi Webb; and his grandmother, Ruth
  Johnson; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Damion Jon Hobbs.
 
 
Gallegos, Jackson
 
 
Averitt Hegar Shapiro
 
Carona Hinojosa Shapleigh
 
Davis Huffman Uresti
 
Deuell Lucio Van de Putte
 
Duncan Nelson Watson
 
Ellis Nichols Wentworth
 
Eltife Ogden West
 
Estes Patrick Whitmire
 
Fraser Seliger Williams
 
Harris Zaffirini
 
 
  Dewhurst, President of the Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 15, 2009, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate