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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army First Lieutenant |
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Robert Forrest Welch III of Denton suffered an immeasurable loss |
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with the death of this valiant soldier on April 3, 2011, at the age |
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of 26; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd |
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Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Lieutenant Welch was |
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killed while serving his country in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 30, 1984, to Robert and Barbara |
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Welch, Robby Welch grew up in Wylie, where he played football, |
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participated in Junior ROTC, and served as a leader in his church |
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youth group; after graduating from the local high school in 2003, he |
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earned his bachelor's degree in military science from The |
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University of Texas at Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2008, |
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and his skill and dedication to duty earned him many honors, |
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including the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service |
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Medal, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Robby Welch was blessed |
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with the support of a loving family, which included his wife, Becky, |
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his son, Robert, and his nephew, Aaden; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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Lieutenant Welch embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude |
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that the passage of time can never diminish; 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. Army First |
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Lieutenant Robert Forrest Welch III and extend deepest sympathy to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Becky Welch; to his son, |
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Robert Welch IV; to his nephew, Aaden Vann; to his parents, Robert |
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Welch II and Barbara Welch; to his sister, Jane Welch; to his |
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grandmother, Margarete Westenburg; 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 First |
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Lieutenant Robert Forrest Welch III. |
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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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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1800 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 19, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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