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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 819
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In Memory |
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Wade Wilson |
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Marine |
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Corps Sergeant Wade Wilson of Leona suffered an immeasurable loss |
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with his death on May 11, 2012, at the age of 22; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine |
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Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out |
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of Camp Pendleton, California, Sergeant Wilson was killed in |
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action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Wade Daniel Wilson was born in Webster on August |
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4, 1989, to Cindy Lee and Mitchell Boyd Wilson; he was active in |
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athletics at Centerville High School, where he participated in |
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football and in track and field; after graduating in 2007, he |
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answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the marines at |
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the age of 17; trained as an anti-tank missileman, he was serving |
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his second tour of duty in Afghanistan at the time of his death; |
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Sergeant Wilson lost his life when he charged a more heavily |
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armed insurgent in order to protect his comrades; his actions |
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resulted in saving the lives of at least two fellow marines, and |
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he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation's |
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third-highest military decoration for valor; and |
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WHEREAS, This courageous, exuberant young man took the |
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challenges of his work in stride; he was sustained in his |
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difficult mission by his strong religious faith and by his deep |
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commitment to the task in which he was engaged; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and |
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honor, Wade Wilson embodied the highest ideals of the armed |
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forces of the United States, and memories of his love and |
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friendship will forever be cherished by all those who held him |
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dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Wade |
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Daniel Wilson and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his mother and stepfather, Cindy Lee and Ward |
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Easterling; to his father and stepmother, Mitchell Boyd and Tammy |
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Wilson; to his brothers, Chad Mitchell Wilson and his wife, |
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Brittney, Alex Ray Wilson and his wife, Kandace, and Curtis Lee |
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Wilson; to his sister, Layne Elise Wilson; to his stepsisters, |
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Teri Miro and her husband, Ben, Amy Kelley and her fiancé, Mark |
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Smith, and Lisa Brooks and her husband, Deon; to his |
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grandparents, George and Dixie Lowry and Curtis and Bonnie |
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Easterling; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant Wade Wilson. |
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Nichols, Schwertner |
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Garcia |
Rodriguez |
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Huffman |
Van de Putte |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 2, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |