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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 Corps Corporal Jeffrey Warren Johnson of |
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Tomball, who died on May 11, 2010, at the age of 21; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, |
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1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Corporal Johnson |
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was based at Camp Pendleton, California; he was killed in action |
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while bravely serving his nation in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeffrey Johnson continued a family tradition of |
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military service by enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2007, |
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shortly after graduating from Waller High School; following boot |
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camp, he trained as an antitank assault guided missileman before |
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traveling to Asia for his first deployment; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the military awards conferred on Corporal |
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Johnson were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the |
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National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the |
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service |
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Deployment Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his wit and sense of humor, Corporal |
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Johnson was an avid hunter, as well as a fan of NASCAR and Ford |
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trucks; after completing his military service, he planned to attend |
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The University of Texas before pursuing his dream of becoming a game |
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warden; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeffrey Johnson was a loving and devoted husband to |
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his wife, Katy, a caring son, and a loyal brother; his family meant |
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the world to him, and he, to them; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Jeffrey Johnson embodied the marine corps |
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values of honor, courage, and commitment, and all who knew this |
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brave young Texan will forever remember him with admiration and |
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gratitude; 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 Corps |
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Corporal Jeffrey Warren Johnson and extend deepest sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Katy Anguish; to his father and |
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stepmother, Jerry and Kelly Johnson; to his mother, Dawn Hardwick; |
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to his sisters, Ashtian Bennett and Kassidy Johnson; to his |
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brother, Jason Martin; to his grandmothers, Delores Campbell and |
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Glenda Schneider; to his grandfathers, John Farmer and Jerry Tyner; |
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and to his other relatives and 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 Corporal |
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Jeffrey Johnson. |