H.R. No. 1234

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of
	Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald
	of Post, who died in the line of duty on November 15, 2010, at the
	age of 28; and
	WHEREAS, Jonathan McDonald was born in Lubbock on July 24,
	1982, to Cindy and John McDonald; he graduated from Greenwood High
	School in 2000 and earned a bachelor's degree in business
	administration and marketing from Texas Tech University in 2005;
	and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald married his high school sweetheart, the
	former Laura Michelle Thornton, in 2006, and together they were
	blessed with a daughter, Kacyn, who was born in 2010; and
	WHEREAS, While attending college, Mr. McDonald worked for
	United Supermarkets, eventually attaining the position of manager;
	in 2008, he felt called to public service and took a reduction in
	salary to join the Texas Department of Public Safety; he graduated
	from the DPS Academy in September of that year and was subsequently
	stationed in Post; and
	WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Trooper McDonald had
	worked in the community for two years, during which time he had won
	the respect and affection of residents and colleagues alike; a man
	of strong faith, he was an active member of the First Baptist Church
	in Post; and
	WHEREAS, Although he was taken much too soon, Jonathan
	McDonald leaves behind a legacy of devotion to his family and
	community that will forever inspire all those who knew and loved
	him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jonathan Thomas
	McDonald and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
	family: to his wife, Laura Michelle McDonald; to his daughter,
	Kacyn Shae McDonald; to his parents, Cindy and John McDonald; to his
	brothers, Mark McDonald and Jared McDonald; to his grandmothers,
	Florene Connor and Frances Sanders; to his father-in-law and
	mother-in-law, Donny and Kathy Thornton; and to his other relatives
	and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jonathan
	Thomas McDonald.
	Landtroop
	Perry
	Frullo
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1234 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on April 14, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House