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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laymond Wilburn has won great distinction for |
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himself and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern |
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University with his selection as one of the 2017 Law Students of the |
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Year by the National Jurist magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, This significant honor is being presented to only 25 |
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students from across the nation in 2017, all of them nominated by |
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their law schools for their academic achievement, community |
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service, and commitment to justice; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ray and Kathy Wilburn, Laymond Wilburn is |
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a proud Houstonian who attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory |
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before graduating with a bachelor's degree from Xavier University |
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of Louisiana; after earning his master's degree, he served as |
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deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the aftermath of |
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Hurricane Katrina; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Wilburn |
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enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he demonstrated remarkable |
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drive and ability as an active duty cyberwarfare officer; over the |
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course of five years, he served in South Korea, Bosnia and |
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Herzegovina, and the Middle East; in Germany, he commanded the |
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largest communications flight in the air force, supervising 300 |
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airmen in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; he also |
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volunteered to preside as officer in charge for more than 75 |
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funerals in the Gulf Coast region; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his military career, Mr. Wilburn applied |
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to law school, only to be waitlisted each time; when he was at last |
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accepted, he deferred his enrollment to serve with the Green Berets |
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and the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan; he then left the air force to |
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pursue his dream of becoming an attorney; and |
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WHEREAS, Now a third-year student at Thurgood Marshall School |
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of Law, Mr. Wilburn was elected "Mr. TMSL" for the 2016-2017 |
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academic year; his extensive volunteer work includes leading many |
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community service projects as well as performing more than 300 |
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hours of pro bono work with the Houston Young Lawyers Association in |
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behalf of area veterans; and |
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WHEREAS, Always optimistic and rarely without a smile, |
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Mr. Wilburn is currently serving his seventh internship with the |
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Texas Legislature in Austin, where he is widely regarded as one of |
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the best-dressed men in the Capitol and, indeed, in the entire State |
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of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Poised on the threshold of a brilliant career, |
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Laymond Wilburn has proven to be as successful a law student as he |
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has been in all his previous endeavors, and he is truly deserving of |
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national recognition for his initiative, his capability, and his |
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dedication to serving others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Laymond Wilburn on being named a |
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2017 Law Student of the Year by the National Jurist and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Wilburn as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |