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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Darryn Deen Andrews, who |
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died on September 4, 2009, at the age of 34; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute |
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Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th |
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Infantry Division, Lieutenant Andrews was based at Fort Richardson, |
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Alaska; he was killed in action while bravely serving his country |
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during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Darryn Andrews was born to Robert and Sondra Andrews |
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in Ogden, Utah; he attended C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron, where |
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he played baseball, football, and basketball and was active in |
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drama and the student council; with scholarships from the Veterans |
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of Foreign Wars and the Athletic Booster Club, he earned a |
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bachelor's degree in business from Texas Tech University, and he |
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went on to receive a master's degree in education administration |
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from Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Since childhood, Mr. Andrews had been inspired by |
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his grandfather's service in World War II, and after the attacks of |
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9/11, he surprised no one when he answered his nation's call to duty |
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and enlisted in the army; a proud soldier, he planned to dedicate |
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his life to the military; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Andrews married the former Julie Smith on |
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February 26, 2007; the couple were blessed with a son, Daylan Deen, |
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and Mrs. Andrews was pregnant with their second child at the time of |
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her husband's death; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfailing devotion to duty, honor, and |
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this country, Lieutenant Andrews upheld the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, and those who were blessed to share in |
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the richness of his life will forever carry him close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Second Lieutenant |
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Darryn Deen Andrews and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Julie Andrews; to his children, Daylan |
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Deen and Jacey D'Ann Andrews; to his parents, Robert "Andy" and |
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Sondra Andrews; to his twin brother, Jarrett Andrews; to his |
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grandmother, Colleen Andrews; to his parents-in-law, Lawrence and |
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Shirley Smith; to his brother-in-law, Jeremy Smith; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it 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 Second |
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Lieutenant Darryn Deen Andrews. |