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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Coby Lee Roy Slaughter of Wink |
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on September 7, 2016, at the age of 36, is a tragic loss to his |
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family, his fellow firefighters, and the community he served; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 20, 1980, in Kermit, Coby Slaughter |
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was the son of Russ Slaughter and Julie Davis Flores and the older |
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brother of four siblings, Casie, Cayla, Tate, and TyAnn; he |
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graduated in 1999 from Wink High School, where he earned All-State |
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honors as a lineman on the Wildcats football team; he subsequently |
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enlisted in the United States Army, but a medical issue forced him |
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to cut his military career short and return home with an honorable |
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discharge; still committed to his dream of serving others, |
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Mr. Slaughter joined the Wink Volunteer Fire Department, where he |
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was a member for nearly 20 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A hard worker at every task he took on, |
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Mr. Slaughter made his living in the oilfields and demonstrated a |
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special affinity for machines of all kinds; his greatest passion, |
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however, was the cowboy way of life, and he found himself truly in |
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his element while riding horses and roping cattle; for the last |
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eight years, he operated the family-owned trucking and disposal |
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business, S&W Enterprises, and he also helped out on family ranches |
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in Wink and Pyote; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Slaughter married the love of his life, Kama, in |
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2011, and he took great pride in his six children, Makaila, Ethan, |
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Emilee, Remington, Landree, and Laramie; his warm smile and |
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friendly demeanor endeared him readily to others, and despite his |
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active schedule, he never hesitated to lend assistance to those in |
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need; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his time on this earth was far too brief, |
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those who were privileged to know Coby Slaughter will forever find |
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inspiration in the courage and kindness with which he lived his |
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life; 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 Coby Lee Roy |
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Slaughter and extend deepest condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Kama Slaughter; to his children, Makaila, |
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Ethan, Emilee, Remington, Landree, and Laramie; to his parents, |
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Russ and Debbie Slaughter and Julie Davis Flores; to his siblings, |
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Casie, Cayla, Tate, and TyAnn; to his grandparents, Ronnie and |
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Barbara Slaughter, Gerald Davis, Blu Thornton, and Linda Sue; and |
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to his other relatives and 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 Coby Lee |
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Roy Slaughter. |