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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Major Richard L. Cosper of Georgetown |
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retired from the Texas Army National Guard on February 13, 2011, |
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concluding 27 years of exemplary service as a member of the military |
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reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 28, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee, |
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Rick Cosper enlisted in the United States Army in 1965 and completed |
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training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Fort McClellan, |
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Alabama, before being deployed to Vietnam, ultimately serving two |
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tours of duty in that country; he moved to San Antonio in 1970 and |
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later came to Austin, and he pursued course work at both San Antonio |
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Junior College and Austin Community College; and |
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WHEREAS, He returned to military duty in 1984, joining the |
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Texas Army National Guard and assuming his responsibilities as a |
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personnel actions specialist; over the course of his nearly three |
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decades of service, he supported Operation Desert Storm/Desert |
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Shield and was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000, to Kuwait |
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in 2003, and to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom; he |
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also served the State of Texas during multiple hurricane relief |
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efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, The same year he entered the National Guard, Rick |
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Cosper joined the Travis County Sheriff's Office; beginning his law |
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enforcement career as a corrections officer, he became certified as |
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a peace officer and went on to train new deputies and teach at the |
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academy; he has further distinguished himself on the fugitive |
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warrants team and as a sniper on the SWAT team, and he is trained as |
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a hostage negotiator; he remains a valued employee of the sheriff's |
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office to this day, continuing the work he loves; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Sergeant Major Cosper |
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enjoys the support of his treasured wife of more than four decades, |
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Anne Marie, and his daughters, Catherine Elizabeth Cosper and |
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Second Lieutenant LeeAnne Walker and her husband, Jimmy Dalis |
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Walker, and he has also had the pleasure of welcoming a grandson, |
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William Joseph, into his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Well known for his strong sense of duty and |
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dedication, Rick Cosper has earned the respect of his colleagues |
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and the appreciation of his fellow Texans for his long-standing |
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commitment to serving this state and nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sergeant Major Richard L. Cosper on his |
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retirement from the Texas Army National Guard and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Major Cosper as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Schwertner |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 823 was adopted by the House on March |
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31, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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