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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Air Force Captain Mark Kenneth Weber of |
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Bartonville, who died in the line of duty on March 15, 2018, at the |
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age of 29; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, 23rd Wing, out |
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of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, Captain Weber was serving in |
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Anbar Province, Iraq, as a combat rescue officer in support of |
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Operation Inherent Resolve; he and six other airmen lost their |
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lives when their helicopter crashed during the course of a |
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nighttime rescue operation; in recognition of his distinguished |
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military service, he was posthumously awarded the Meritorious |
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Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mark Weber was born to Ron and Margaret Weber of |
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Bartonville on July 31, 1988, and he grew up with four sisters, |
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Leah, Kathrine, Lori, and Kristen; he was a star football player at |
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Guyer High School and followed in his father's footsteps by |
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attending the U.S. Air Force Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioned a second lieutenant after his |
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graduation from the academy in 2011, Captain Weber initially worked |
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as a contracting officer for the air force, but he soon began |
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training as a combat rescue officer, responsible for the planning |
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and execution of search-and-rescue operations for wounded and |
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downed pilots in combat zones; he became skilled at this difficult |
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and dangerous work, and before deploying to Iraq, he took part in |
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rescues in the United States during the hurricane season of 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Serving with honor, courage, and dedication, Mark |
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Weber embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed |
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forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude that |
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time can never diminish; 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 memory of Captain Mark |
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Kenneth Weber and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many |
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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 Mark |
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Kenneth Weber. |
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Parker |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Guerra |
Noble |
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| Bailes |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Perez |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Phelan |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Reynolds |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Rosenthal |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
Kuempel |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Shine |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lucio III |
Thierry |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dean |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
Metcalf |
Tinderholt |
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| Dutton |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Farrar |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Wray |
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| González of Dallas |
Murr |
Zedler |
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| González of El Paso |
Neave |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1146 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on April 18, 2019. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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