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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. |