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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of |
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Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald |
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of Post, who died in the line of duty on November 15, 2010, at the |
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age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Jonathan McDonald was born in Lubbock on July 24, |
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1982, to Cindy and John McDonald; he graduated from Greenwood High |
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School in 2000 and earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration and marketing from Texas Tech University in 2005; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald married his high school sweetheart, the |
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former Laura Michelle Thornton, in 2006, and together they were |
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blessed with a daughter, Kacyn, who was born in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending college, Mr. McDonald worked for |
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United Supermarkets, eventually attaining the position of manager; |
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in 2008, he felt called to public service and took a reduction in |
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salary to join the Texas Department of Public Safety; he graduated |
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from the DPS Academy in September of that year and was subsequently |
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stationed in Post; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Trooper McDonald had |
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worked in the community for two years, during which time he had won |
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the respect and affection of residents and colleagues alike; a man |
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of strong faith, he was an active member of the First Baptist Church |
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in Post; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he was taken much too soon, Jonathan |
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McDonald leaves behind a legacy of devotion to his family and |
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community that will forever inspire all those who knew and loved |
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him; 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 Jonathan Thomas |
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McDonald and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Laura Michelle McDonald; to his daughter, |
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Kacyn Shae McDonald; to his parents, Cindy and John McDonald; to his |
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brothers, Mark McDonald and Jared McDonald; to his grandmothers, |
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Florene Connor and Frances Sanders; to his father-in-law and |
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mother-in-law, Donny and Kathy Thornton; and to his other relatives |
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and many friends; and, be it 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 Jonathan |
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Thomas McDonald. |