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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1194
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In Memory |
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of |
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Austin Garrett Staggs |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Private First Class Austin Garrett |
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Staggs, who died November 29, 2010, at the age of 19, while |
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serving his country in Afghanistan in support of Operation |
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Enduring Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Austin Staggs was bravely serving with the 1st |
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Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st |
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Airborne Division, when he made the ultimate sacrifice; and |
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WHEREAS, Austin was born in Fort Worth on January 11, 1991, |
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and spent time growing up with his father in Georgia and his |
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mother in Weatherford; he attended Weatherford High School and |
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graduated from North Hills Private School in Millsap, Texas, in |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, A big-hearted young man who enriched the lives of |
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his family and friends, he was an honorable soldier, and he |
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served his country faithfully and courageously during a |
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dangerous time; his patriotism and devotion to duty are truly |
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inspirational; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Private First |
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Class Austin Garrett Staggs and extend sincere condolences to his |
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bereaved family: his wife, Sheena Staggs; his son, Kallen |
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Staggs; his father and stepmother, Byram Staggs and Kelly |
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Dunavin; his mother and stepfather, Kaye and Judd Jordan; his |
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sisters, Emily Staggs and Sarah Staggs; his grandparents, Bobby |
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Joe and Gertrude Staggs and Marion Buckner; his two brothers; and |
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his beloved nieces and nephews; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Austin Garrett Staggs. |
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Jackson |
Van de Putte |
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| Gallegos |
Patrick |
Williams |
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Rodriguez |
Zaffirini |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |