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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loved ones of U.S. Air Force Captain Nathan J. |
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Nylander of Hockley suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of |
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this valiant soldier on April 27, 2011, at the age of 35; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, |
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Captain Nylander was killed while bravely serving his country in |
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Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 23, 1976, in Illinois, he joined the |
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military soon after his graduation from Waller High School in 1994; |
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his efforts earned him a number of honors, including the |
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Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Combat Action Medal, the |
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Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Nylander was devoted to and adored by his |
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family, which included his wife, Miriam, and his three children, |
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Tyler, Andru, and Elisabeth; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor, |
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Nathan Nylander 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. Air Force Captain |
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Nathan J. Nylander and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Miriam Nylander; to his children, Tyler, |
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Andru, and Elisabeth Nylander; to his mother, Mary Grant, and her |
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husband, Charles Grant; to his father, Wendell Nylander, and his |
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wife, Carol Nylander; to his sisters, Nikki Kelly and Tara Norris; |
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to his stepbrother, Chris Bivens; 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. Air |
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Force Captain Nathan J. Nylander. |