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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Taylor "Missy" Horne of Bay City is graduating from |
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the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 25, 2019, and this |
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occasion truly merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, During her four years at West Point, Ms. Horne |
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studied a pre-med curriculum, majoring in life science, and she |
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made the dean's list for seven semesters; she served as a cadet |
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basic training squad leader, a battalion assistant S3, and a |
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company administration officer; she was also a member of West |
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Point's Dance Team and Martial Arts Team and director of the Cadet |
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Gospel Choir, among other activities; and |
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WHEREAS, This talented young woman is one of 34 African |
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American women to graduate this year, the largest cohort of black |
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women in the academy's history; like all her classmates, Ms. Horne |
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is graduating with a commission as a second lieutenant in the |
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U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Before attending West Point, Ms. Horne was a star |
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student at Bay City High School, where she was junior and senior |
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class president and president of the student council, president of |
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the National Honor Society, and a member of the National Academy of |
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Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, as well as a section |
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leader in the marching band and a varsity cheerleader; she |
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graduated in 2015 in the top five percent of her class; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Horne has also found time to give back to the |
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community; in Bay City, she was a member of the United Way Junior |
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Board, the board of the Matagorda County Junior Livestock Show and |
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Auction, and a participant in the Relay for Life for four years |
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running; at West Point, she was active with the Hudson Valley |
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Special Olympics and Hope for Haiti; and |
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WHEREAS, Missy Horne has demonstrated an exemplary |
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commitment to the pursuit of excellence throughout her educational |
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career, and with her graduation from West Point, she joins an elite |
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group of men and women who are exceptionally qualified to provide |
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leadership in this nation's armed forces; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Taylor "Missy" Horne on her |
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graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Horne as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |