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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Jeremy D. Smith of Arlington, |
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who died in Afghanistan on April 6, 2011, at the age of 26; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, |
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4th Marine Division, Staff Sergeant Smith was killed while bravely |
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serving his country in Helmand Province; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 9, 1985, to Jerry and Sandra Smith, |
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Jeremy Smith grew up in Arlington, where he was a member of the |
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football team at Martin High School; after graduating in 2003, he |
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joined the Marine Corps, later extending his enlistment to complete |
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his third tour of duty in Iraq; his plans for the future included |
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training fellow Marines as a member of the Texas Marine Reserves; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Smith was recognized for his skill |
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and dedication to duty, earning two Navy Achievement Medals, the |
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Purple Heart, and the Combat Action Ribbon; in all of his endeavors, |
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he was blessed with the support of his wife, Rachel, whom he married |
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on May 2, 2009, at a ceremony held at the home of his mother; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose loyalty inspires them to serve our country, yet the |
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tragic death of this brave man is a sobering reminder of the cost of |
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war; Staff Sergeant Jeremy Smith embodied the highest ideals of the |
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U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and loved him will forever |
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carry him close in their hearts; 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. Marine Staff |
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Sergeant Jeremy D. Smith and extend deepest sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Rachel Whipp Smith; to his mother, |
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Sandra Smith; to his father, Jerry Smith; to his sister, Shayda |
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Heath, and her husband, Nathan; to his brother, Tyler Smith; to his |
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niece, Lilly; to his nephew, Greyson; to his grandmothers, |
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Elizabeth Smith and Vereana Allen; and to his other relatives and |
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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 U.S. Marine |
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Staff Sergeant Jeremy D. Smith. |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1756 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 6, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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