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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 Specialist |
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Andrew J. Roughton of Houston suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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the death of this valiant soldier on July 20, 2009, at the age of 21; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery |
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(Strike), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light |
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Infantry), Specialist Roughton was mortally wounded in an enemy |
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attack while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Maydan Shahr, |
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Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mark and Karen Roughton, Andrew Roughton |
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was born on March 16, 1988; he graduated from Spring Woods High |
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School in 2006 and was awarded a scholarship to Trinity Valley |
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Community College; he began a career in the military and became a |
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field artillery automated tactical data systems specialist, |
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serving as the gunner in an artillery unit Humvee; his decorations |
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included the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service |
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Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star; and |
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WHEREAS, A friendly, generous man with a delightfully quirky |
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sense of humor, Andrew Roughton endeared himself to countless |
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people; he served his country with pride and honor, and although his |
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passing has left a void in the lives of his loved ones, they will |
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forever carry memories of this heroic young man close in their |
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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. Army Specialist |
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Andrew J. Roughton and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Heather Roughton; to his father, Mark |
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Roughton; to his grandfather, Curtis Roughton, Sr.; to his |
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grandmother, Billie Berecky; to his uncle, Curtis Roughton, Jr.; to |
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his stepbrother, Marcus Carpenter; and to his many other relatives |
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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 U.S. Army |
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Specialist Andrew J. Roughton. |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
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Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Harper-Brown |
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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 |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
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Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
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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 |
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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. 2255 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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