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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. |