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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Frisco City Council voted on May 7, 2013, to name |
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a road in memory of former Frisco resident U.S. Army Corporal Peter |
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John Courcy, who died serving his country in Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Courcy was killed by a roadside bomb near |
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Camp Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009; a member of the |
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101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he was 22 |
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years old, and he left behind his wife, Mara, his son, Anthony, his |
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mother, Mary Bush, and his father, Jon Mitchell; and |
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WHEREAS, Born at Fort Hood, Peter Courcy graduated in 2004 |
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from Frisco High School, where he was a wrestler and a hockey |
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player; he enlisted in the army in 2006, inspired to serve by his |
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grandfather, a veteran of the Vietnam War, and his uncle, who served |
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in the Persian Gulf War; he was treasured by all who knew him for his |
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warmth and sense of humor; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his sacrifice, the Frisco City |
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Council elected to name the entry road to Frisco Commons as Cpl. |
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Peter J. Courcy Circle, and this tribute by grateful citizens of |
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his hometown represents a lasting remembrance of a courageous |
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soldier who gave the last true measure of devotion; 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 commemorate the naming of Cpl. Peter J. Courcy |
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Circle in Frisco and extend to Corporal Courcy's family sincere |
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condolences for the loss of this beloved young man; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Corporal Courcy's family and for the City of Frisco as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Fallon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3084 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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