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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jermaine Dewayne Wright of Sulphur Springs |
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graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point on |
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May 21, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jerald and Margaret Wright, Jermaine |
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Wright was a member of the Class of 2006 at Sulphur Springs High |
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School; a member of the track team who contributed to the success of |
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the 4x100 relay squad, he was also the vice president of the junior |
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class and was recognized as a Texas Scholar and a distinguished |
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graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, At the U.S. Military Academy, this admirable young |
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man was a regimental education officer and completed an internship |
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at the Pentagon in the summer of 2010; he majored in systems |
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engineering and was selected to speak at a conference in Tampa, |
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Florida; in the summer of 2011, he will report for Airborne training |
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at Fort Benning and will ultimately be stationed at Fort Gordon in |
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Augusta, Georgia, joining the 35th Signal Brigade as a platoon |
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leader; his career area of interest is the Acquisition Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his four years at West Point, Second |
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Lieutenant Wright demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the |
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pursuit of excellence, and with his graduation he joins an elite |
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group of men and women who are exceptionally qualified to serve this |
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country at the highest level; and |
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WHEREAS, It has been said that the quality of a leader is |
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reflected in the standards he sets for himself, and given the |
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integrity, character, and honor with which Jermaine Wright has |
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lived his life thus far, he will surely go on to inspire countless |
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other young men and women to achieve their greatest potential; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, |
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hereby congratulate Second |
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Lieutenant Jermaine Dewayne Wright on his graduation from the |
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United States Military Academy at West Point and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Wright as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cain |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 40 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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