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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Texas lost a courageous and |
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dedicated law enforcement officer with the death of U.S. Senior |
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Border Patrol Agent Jeremy Michael Wilson on September 21, 2004, at |
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the age of 29; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeremy Wilson was born on July 31, 1975, in |
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Sedro-Woolley, Washington, to Michael and Bonnie Wilson; he was the |
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starting first baseman for the baseball team at Mount Baker High |
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School in Deming, Washington, and he went on to attend Olympic |
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College for two years on a baseball scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wilson joined the U.S. Border Patrol in November |
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1997 and graduated from the 356th session of the Border Patrol |
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Academy in March of the following year; assigned to the Harlingen |
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Border Patrol Station in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, he and |
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another agent lost their lives in the line of duty when their boat |
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capsized in the fast-moving waters of the Rio Grande; in honor of |
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his sacrifice, his name was added to the Texas Peace Officers' |
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Memorial Monument at the Texas State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans owe an incalculable debt of gratitude to the |
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men and women of law enforcement who risk their lives in our behalf, |
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and Jeremy Wilson's commitment to protecting the safety and |
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well-being of the public will forever be remembered by all those who |
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had the good fortune to know 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 life and exemplary service of |
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U.S. Senior Border Patrol Agent Jeremy Michael Wilson and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his father and |
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stepmother, Mike and Dianna Wilson; to his mother and stepfather, |
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Bonnie and Gary Jaeger; to his half sister, Stefanie, and his half |
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brother, Kelly; to his grandparents, Don and Phyllis Wilson; and to |
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his other relatives and many 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 Jeremy |
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Michael Wilson. |