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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Tyler Barnes Foster of Era on |
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January 12, 2017, at the age of 27, is a heartbreaking loss to the |
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family and friends of this remarkable young man; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 9, 1989, to Thomas Wayne and |
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Valerie Ann Bowles Foster, Tyler Foster grew up with the |
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companionship of an older sister, Sara; he fell in love with flying |
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at a young age, and he had already earned his pilot wings by the time |
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he graduated from Sanger High School in 2008; he took his first job |
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at Tomlinson Avionics of Texas, flying his own plane to work after |
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school each day, and he went on to develop his knowledge of the |
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mechanics trade with jobs at NAPA Auto Parts, Nortex Cycles, |
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O'Reilly Auto Parts, Bulloch Manufacturing, and Corple Corral; and |
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WHEREAS, After his graduation, Mr. Foster set his sights on a |
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career as a commercial airline pilot; while pursuing undergraduate |
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studies at North Central Texas College, he obtained additional |
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flight certifications at ATP Flight School in Phoenix and |
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Scottsdale, Arizona; he subsequently worked at US Aviation as a |
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test pilot, before being hired by SkyWest Airlines in Denver, where |
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he flew regional jets as a first officer; he had recently completed |
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the National Homeland Security Federal Flight Deck Officer |
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certification program, during which he received a medal for the Top |
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Marksmanship Award; and |
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WHEREAS, While the sudden loss of such a promising young man |
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brings immeasurable sorrow to many, Tyler Foster set an example of |
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passion, drive, and commitment to his dreams that will forever |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Tyler Barnes Foster |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Thomas Wayne Foster and Valerie Ann Bowles Foster; to his |
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sister, Sara Nichole Foster; to his grandmother, Lois Bowles; to |
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his uncles, Lewis, Robert, and John Foster and Mike Bowles; to his |
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aunts, Kim Beller and Lauren Weliver; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Tyler |
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Foster. |