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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ryan Patrick Hogue, a valued employee of the Texas |
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House of Representatives, is being deployed to Afghanistan in April |
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2011, and his many friends in the legislative community take |
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pleasure in honoring him as he prepares to embark on his tour of |
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duty; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Air National Guard, Staff |
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Sergeant Hogue began his military tenure in 2000, when he joined the |
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U.S. Air Force as an aerospace transportation craftsman; in |
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addition to his work in Afghanistan, he has served in Oman, Qatar, |
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and Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Staff Sergeant Hogue enlisted in the Air |
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Force Reserve, and today he is based at Carswell Field with the |
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Texas Air National Guard; specializing in the onload and offload of |
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military planes, he also supervises other personnel and performs |
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and manages a variety of air transportation activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Ryan Hogue graduated from St. Louis University and |
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is currently pursuing his juris doctorate at South Texas College of |
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Law; his notable professional career has included employment with |
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William Lacy Clay, Jr., and Al Green of the U.S. Congress, the firm |
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of Susman Godfrey, and State Representative Armando Walle, whose |
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office he serves as a community liaison; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, he enjoys the support |
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of a loving family, which includes his wife, Tiffany, his |
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daughters, Bridget and Maggie, and his mother, Kathleen McAuley; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ryan Hogue once again is placing his personal and |
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professional goals aside in order to answer his nation's call to |
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duty, and he has earned the respect and appreciation of his fellow |
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Texans for his selflessness and patriotism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Ryan Patrick Hogue for his exemplary |
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service to this state and nation and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for a swift and safe return to his family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Staff Sergeant Hogue as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |