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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. Army Sergeant William Robert Moody of Burleson, |
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who died in Afghanistan on June 18, 2013, at the age of 30; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 68th Combat Sustainment Support |
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Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division out of |
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Fort Carson, Colorado, Sergeant Moody was one of four soldiers |
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killed during a rocket attack on Bagram Air Force Base; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Moody's many decorations include the |
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Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, |
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the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Combat |
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Action Ribbon, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense |
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Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, |
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the Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, and the Global War on |
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Terrorism Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Jeanette Stanley and William Moody in |
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Belleville, Illinois, on January 25, 1983, William Moody graduated |
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from Burleson High School in 2002; answering his nation's call to |
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duty, he joined the U.S. Marines in 2003, served two tours of duty |
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in Iraq, and received an honorable discharge in 2007; the following |
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year, Sergeant Moody joined the U.S. Army, and at the time of his |
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death, he was serving his third tour in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Lacy, whom he married in 2008, and he was a |
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devoted father to his three children, Alaysia, Korben, and Graydon; |
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among his friends, he was known for his enthusiasm and warm smile, |
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and they looked to him for encouragement when they were down; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love for country inspires them to take up military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this brave soldier is a sobering |
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reminder of the cost of war; Sergeant William Moody embodied the |
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highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Sergeant William Robert Moody and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Lacy Brooke Moody; to his |
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daughter, Alaysia Bre'an; to his sons, Korben Parker and Graydon |
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William; to his mother, Jeanette Stanley; to his father and |
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stepmother, William and Wendy Moody; to his sisters, Heather |
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Avelar, Ivory Moody, and Bailey Moody; to his brother, Rion Moody; |
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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 William |
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R. Moody. |