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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot fully express the sorrow felt at the |
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tragic loss of Ethan Joe Langley of Jacksboro, who passed away on |
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June 23, 2021, at the age of 17; and |
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WHEREAS, Ethan Langley was born in Weatherford on |
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September 5, 2003; his beloved family included his parents, Jessica |
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and Todd Besselaar, his father, Nic Langley, and his siblings, |
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Kyler, Kaylynn, Shelby, Priscilla, Hadley, and Kolyn, and he was |
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further blessed with the affection of many other relatives and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Langley was a student at Jacksboro High School, |
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where he became the first male cheerleader in the school's history; |
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with the other members of his squad, he shared in the excitement of |
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winning the 2020 UIL Spirit State Championship and of placing as |
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runner-ups for the 2021 championship; he had recently attended the |
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Universal Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp in Lubbock, where he |
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and his team earned a host of group and individual accolades; he |
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also had the distinction of being selected as an All-American |
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Cheerleader and being a UCA staff invitation recipient; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his outstanding cheering career, |
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Mr. Langley was also actively involved in his campus's Family, |
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Career and Community Leaders of America organization; he was the |
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vice president of membership for the 2020-2021 school year and had |
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been elected again for that position for the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, An outgoing young man with a contagious smile, |
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Mr. Langley had a profound impact on the lives of those around him; |
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he effortlessly endeared himself to everyone he met with his charm, |
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kindness, and selflessness, and his presence made every occasion |
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all the more special; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ethan Langley's time on this earth was far |
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too brief, his memory will continue to live on in the hearts of the |
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countless people who loved and cherished him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Ethan Joe Langley and extend profound condolences to his family and |
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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 Ethan |
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Langley. |