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