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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Army Private |
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First Class Austin Garrett Staggs suffered an immeasurable loss |
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with the death of this valiant soldier on November 29, 2010, at the |
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age of 19; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, |
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4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Private Staggs |
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lost his life while bravely serving in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth to Kaye Jordan and Byram Staggs, |
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Austin Staggs came of age in Weatherford, graduating from North |
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Hills Private School in nearby Millsap; in his youth, he was active |
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in the Boy Scouts and Young Marines, and he subsequently fulfilled a |
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desire to serve his country when he joined the U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Private Staggs was a beloved husband to Sheena |
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Staggs and father to his son, Kallen; an avid outdoorsman, he |
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enjoyed hunting, fishing, and horses, as well as music and games; |
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after his military service, he hoped to return to Texas and pursue a |
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career in police work; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect |
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and gratitude, and although the passing of Austin Staggs has left a |
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void in the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him, |
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they will forever carry his memory close in their hearts; 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Private |
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First Class Austin Garrett Staggs and extend deepest sympathy to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Sheena Staggs; to his son, |
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Kallen Garrett O'Neal; to his mother and stepfather, Kaye and Judd |
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Jordan; to his father, Byram Staggs; to his half-siblings, Emily, |
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B. J., and Sarah Staggs; to his stepbrothers, Judson and Jacob |
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Jordan; 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 Private |
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First Class Austin Garrett Staggs. |
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King of Parker |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 197 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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