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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The tragic passing of Jacob Brayden Harper of Fort |
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Worth on March 4, 2019, at the age of 12, has profoundly saddened |
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the many people whose lives he touched; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Hawaii on May 2, 2006, Jacob was the beloved |
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son of Melinda and Lucas Sawyer and John and Shannon Harper and the |
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brother of four siblings, John, Rylen, Luke, and Ellie; at two years |
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old, he was diagnosed with a degenerative disease known as |
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spinocerebellar ataxia; although his condition weakened over the |
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years, his spirit remained strong, and he found joy in a host of |
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interests, including dinosaurs and dragons; he also had a passion |
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for baseball, which he continued to play as a member of the Miracle |
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League, and he was an avid fan of the Texas Rangers; and |
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WHEREAS, Jacob cherished his family deeply, and he endeared |
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himself to his classmates at Aledo Middle School, where he was in |
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the seventh grade; he recently had the exciting experience of |
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traveling with his loved ones to see Disney World and Universal |
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Studios on a trip sponsored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Jacob Harper brightened the world for all around him, and time |
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will never dim their memories of the joy he brought into their |
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lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jacob Brayden Harper |
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and extend deepest condolences to his loved ones and those who join |
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them in mourning his passing; 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 Jacob |
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Brayden Harper. |