SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 877
         WHEREAS, The Watermelon Run for the Fallen 5K
  Walk/Run/Roll is being held in Hempstead on August 17, 2013, in
  memory of those Texans who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and
 
         WHEREAS, This annual event was inspired by the national Run
  for the Fallen first held in 2008, when a team of runners ran from
  Fort Irwin, California, to Arlington, Virginia, one mile for
  every member of the United States armed forces who was killed in
  Iraq; and
 
         WHEREAS, Hosted by the family and friends of United States
  Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery Hartley, who died in Iraq in 2008,
  the 5K event in Hempstead invites runners, walkers, and people in
  wheelchairs to participate in the name of fallen heroes from the
  Lone Star State; the event will also feature a military flyover,
  live music, and the display of the Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial
  Wall; and
 
         WHEREAS, Texans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the men
  and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our
  freedom, and the Watermelon Run for the Fallen represents a fine
  opportunity for people of all ages to pay tribute to those brave
  warriors; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, hereby commemorate the Watermelon Run for the
  Fallen in Hempstead and extend to the run's organizers and
  participants sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable
  event.
 
  Patrick
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 10, 2013.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate