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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Eric Wallace of the Bryan Fire Department |
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passed away in the line of duty on February 16, 2013, at the age of |
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36, bringing a great loss to the community and to his family, fellow |
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firefighters, and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 24, 1976, in Washington, D.C., Eric |
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Wallace was the son of Frank Glenn and Sheridan Lynne Loree Wallace; |
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he loved his work as a firefighter and paramedic in Bryan and served |
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with the department for 13 years; he was honored by the 100 Club in |
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2010 for his bravery in battling a blaze the previous year; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Wallace belonged to the International |
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Association of Firefighters Local No. 1203 and was a member of the |
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Marlin Lodge No. 152 A.F. & A.M., the Marlin Men's Civic |
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Association, and the First Baptist Church; he was an avid hunter as |
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well; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Lieutenant Wallace enjoyed |
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the love and support of his wife, Brandie Wallace, and he was the |
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devoted father of five children, Matthew, R. C., Barrett, Paige, |
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and Isabell; he coached his children's sports teams and took great |
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pleasure in his role as a family man; and |
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WHEREAS, Eric Wallace distinguished himself through his |
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remarkable courage and his dedication to duty; although his life |
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ended far too soon, he leaves behind a legacy that will be forever |
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treasured by those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lieutenant Eric |
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Wallace and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Brandie Wallace; to his sons, Matthew, R. C., |
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and Barrett; to his daughters, Paige Solis and Isabell; to his |
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mother, Sheridan Major; to his brother, Steven Fullmer; to his |
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sister, Tiffany Silverthorne; to his grandmothers, Virginia Loree |
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and Virginia Marsh; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Lieutenant |
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Eric Wallace. |