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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. Navy Midshipman Duke Anthony Carrillo, who died on |
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February 8, 2020, at the age of 21, while attending the U.S. Naval |
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Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jennifer and Gerald Carrillo, Duke |
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Carrillo was born in San Antonio on October 2, 1998, and grew up in |
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Flower Mound with his twin brother, Dylan, and his younger brother, |
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Jake; he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at the age of 14, and at |
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Flower Mound High School he was a three-year varsity letterman in |
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football and wrestling, serving as captain of both teams and |
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placing third in the state wrestling championship in his senior |
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year; after graduating from high school in 2017, he attended the |
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Naval Academy Preparatory School in Rhode Island for a year before |
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he and his brother Dylan together joined the Class of 2022 at the |
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Naval Academy; his brother Jake followed a year later, joining the |
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Class of 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, At Annapolis, Midshipman Carrillo was majoring in |
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quantitative economics, and he had earned a 4.0 grade average |
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during his last semester; he served as a Naval Academy Summer |
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Seminar squad leader during the summer of 2019, and as a member of |
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the academy's Flight Training Squadron, he aspired to be a naval |
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aviator; and |
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WHEREAS, High-spirited and hard-working, Midshipman Carrillo |
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delighted in the times he spent with his brothers and his friends; |
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he was a proud Texan who enjoyed fishing, hunting, shooting, and |
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archery, and he was a true fan of Texas Red Dirt music; he was buried |
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with military honors at Annapolis, and his loved ones have created a |
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foundation in his memory; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his country, and his |
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friends, Duke Carrillo will forever be remembered by all who knew |
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him as a generous, energetic, and fiercely loyal young man who gave |
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everything he had to everything he did; 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 Midshipman Duke |
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Anthony Carrillo and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and |
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many 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 Midshipman |
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Duke Carrillo. |