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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, People across the United States were deeply saddened |
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by the tragic death of United States Capitol Police officer Brian |
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David Sicknick, who lost his life on January 7, 2021, at the age of |
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42, from injuries he sustained while attempting to repel a violent |
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insurrection at the U.S. Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Sicknick was one of a brave group of law |
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enforcement officers who sought to hold back the rioters who |
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stormed the Capitol on January 6 in their effort to disrupt the |
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certification of electoral votes and the peaceful transition of |
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executive power; through his heroic actions at the cost of his own |
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life, he helped keep the legislators and staff who were occupying |
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the building out of harm's way and prevented the shocking events of |
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that day from escalating into an even greater tragedy; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 30, 1978, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, |
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Brian David Sicknick was the son of Gladys and Charles Sicknick, and |
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he grew up in South River with the companionship of two older |
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brothers, Ken and Craig; after graduating from Middlesex County's |
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Vocational & Technical High School in 1996, he enlisted in the New |
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Jersey Air National Guard as a traditional drilling guardsman; he |
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served as a fire team member and leader with the 108th Security |
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Forces Squadron, 108th Wing, stationed in New Jersey, and he |
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deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1999 and to Kyrgyzstan in 2003, before |
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being honorably discharged; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Sicknick embraced his calling as a public |
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servant and joined the U.S. Capitol Police in July 2008; he was |
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assigned to the federal agency's mountain bike unit and tasked with |
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patrolling the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Complex to ensure the |
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safety of members of Congress, staff, and visitors; along the way, |
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he resumed his education to further his career, obtaining a |
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bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of |
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Phoenix in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Brian Sicknick embodied the highest ideals of his |
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profession, and his heroism and sacrifice will forever be |
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remembered by his fellow Americans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of United States Capitol |
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Police Officer Brian David Sicknick and extend heartfelt |
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condolences to his family, his friends, and his colleagues; and, be |
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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 Brian David |
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Sicknick. |