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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant First |
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Class Calvin B. Harrison of Coldspring suffered an immeasurable |
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loss with the death of this valiant soldier on September 29, 2010, |
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at the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special |
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Forces Group, Sergeant Harrison was killed while bravely serving |
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his country in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 11, 1979, he attended Jones High |
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School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and football; a loving |
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son and brother, he was also a devoted father to his daughters, |
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Azalia and Eleanna; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Harrison joined the military in 1999 as a |
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psychological operations specialist; his skill and dedication to |
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duty earned him the Green Beret as a Special Forces medical |
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sergeant, as well as such honors as the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, |
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Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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Calvin Harrison embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude |
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that the passage of time can never diminish; 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 life of U.S. Army Sergeant |
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First Class Calvin B. Harrison and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his children, Azalia and Eleanna; to his |
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mother, Betty Harrison; to his father, Jack Washington; to his |
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siblings, Demetric Harrison and Deborah, Diane, and Zach |
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Washington; and to his many other relatives and 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 Sergeant |
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First Class Calvin B. Harrison. |
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Gutierrez |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 809 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 5, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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