SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 666
	In Memory
	of
	Scott Hamilton Burgess
	WHEREAS, Family and friends of United States Army Staff
	Sergeant Scott Hamilton Burgess of Franklin suffered an
	immeasurable loss when he died in Afghanistan on April 4, 2011,
	at the age of 32; and
	WHEREAS, This valiant Texan was born on October 24, 1978,
	in Hampton, Virginia, to Sam and Deb Burgess; he moved to
	Franklin with his family when he was still very young, and he grew
	up there, attending Franklin public schools and spending summers
	at his grandfather's farm a bit further west; and
	WHEREAS, Sergeant Burgess joined the army in 2002 and served
	a tour of duty in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom; attached to
	the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 107th Brigade
	Combat Team, he was providing security for a meeting of United
	States and Afghan military officials at the time of his death;
	Sergeant Burgess was posthumously awarded a number of honors, among
	them the Purple Heart and the Combat Action Badge; and
	WHEREAS, Scott Burgess married Jennifer Juhl in 1999 and
	the couple became the proud parents of two children, Haley and
	Amy; at the time of his passing, he was also survived by his
	parents, Sam and Deb Burgess, his grandmothers, Claire Burgess
	and Ruby Hamilton McMoran, his sister, Kristy Green, and her
	husband, Michael, his brothers, Sam Burgess and his wife,
	Mellonie, Brad Burgess and his wife, Lynn, and Tony Burgess and
	his wife, Sabrina, his mother-in-law, Marsha Juhl, his
	sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Emily and Jeffery Tucker, his
	father-in-law, Chris Juhl, and his wife, Jennifer; and
	WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the United
	States armed forces, Scott Burgess inspired others with his
	fortitude and courage, and although his passing has left a void
	in the lives of those who loved him, they will forever carry his
	memory close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	83rd Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of United States
	Army Staff Sergeant Scott Hamilton Burgess.
	Schwertner
	Birdwell Garcia Rodriguez
	Campbell Hancock Seliger
	Carona Hegar Taylor
	Davis Hinojosa Uresti
	Deuell Huffman Van de Putte
	Duncan Lucio Watson
	Ellis Nelson West
	Eltife Nichols Whitmire
	Estes Patrick Williams
	Fraser Paxton Zaffirini
	Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on April 15, 2013, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate