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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of |
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Michael Gilles Purgason of Arlington, who died on July 13, 2012, at |
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the age of 21; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Purgason was born in Arlington on December |
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28, 1990, to Thomas and Michele Purgason; he attended Mansfield |
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Summit High School, where he served on the student council and |
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helped found the Republican Club; an excellent athlete, he played |
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baseball and basketball and managed the girls' volleyball team; he |
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graduated summa cum laude in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Purgason went on to attend The University of |
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Texas at Austin, where he majored in English and biology; |
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passionate about volleyball, he was a mainstay of the UT Men's Club |
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Volleyball team, serving as president during the 2011-2012 school |
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year; he was also an enthusiastic supporter of the athletic |
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activities of his brother, Nicholas, and his sister, Ashley, and of |
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the Lady Longhorns volleyball team; and |
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WHEREAS, Following in the family tradition of his father, |
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grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle, Mr. Purgason sought a |
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career in medicine as a means to express his compassion for others |
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and his deep religious faith, and he had recently applied to medical |
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school with the intention of becoming a primary care physician; at |
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the time of his death, he was already conducting biomedical |
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research at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Purgy," this gifted and |
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charismatic young man was a devoted son, a loving brother, and a |
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fiercely loyal friend, and the memory of his generosity toward |
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others, keen intelligence, and joie de vivre will continue to |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Gilles Purgason and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his parents, |
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Thomas and Michele Purgason; to his brother, Nicholas Purgason; to |
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his sister, Ashley Purgason; to his grandmother, Doris Purgason; |
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and to his other relatives and 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Michael Gilles Purgason. |