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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Lylian Randy Berry, Jr., of |
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Fort Worth, on March 11, 2013, at the age of 42, deeply saddened his |
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family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Berry was born in New Orleans in 1970 to Lylian |
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R. Berry, Sr., and Grace Hackett Berry; he attended public school in |
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Fort Worth and graduated from high school in Limestone, Maine, in |
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1988; he went on to study at the University of New Orleans, while |
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working part-time as a lifeguard; answering his nation's call to |
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duty, he served in the U.S. Air Force for four years as a ground |
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radio communications specialist, earning the Achievement Medal, |
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the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the |
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Air Force Overseas Ribbon--Long Tour, among other decorations; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Berry fulfilled his |
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dream of becoming a firefighter and rescue diver; in 2006, he joined |
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the Fort Worth Fire Department, where he distinguished himself as a |
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member of the swift water/underwater rescue team; above all, he was |
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a devoted father to his two teenage daughters and a caring neighbor |
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to those in his south Fort Worth community; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Randy Berry was taken much too soon, he |
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leaves behind a legacy of compassion and commitment to public |
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service that will continue to inspire all those who were privileged |
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to know him; now, therefore, 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 life of Lylian Randy Berry, |
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Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his daughters, Desiree and Dominique Berry; to his parents, Lylian |
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R. Berry, Sr., and Grace Hackett Berry; to his brother, Broderick J. |
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Berry; to his sister, Lanita R. Berry King; to his |
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great-grandmothers, Anna Mae Pleasant Berry and Nancy Avery |
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Hackett; 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 Randy |
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Berry. |
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Burnam |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3021 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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