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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. |