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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 86
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WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is conducting a Community |
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Kickoff for U.S. Army Corporal Duane McGhghy on November 18, |
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2023, in Temple; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2004, HFOT has built more than 360 fully |
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accessible custom homes nationwide for seriously injured |
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veterans; each house features over 40 adaptations that help |
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facilitate independent living, such as wider halls and doorways, |
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automatic door openers, roll-under sinks, stovetops, and |
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counters, and pull-down shelving; the nonprofit also provides |
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veterans with financial planning assistance, homeownership |
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education, and home warranty coverage; and |
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WHEREAS, The Community Kickoff event marks the start of |
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construction on a four-bedroom, two-bath home for Corporal |
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McGhghy; during a deployment to Iraq in 2007, Corporal McGhghy |
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was serving as a member of Delta Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, |
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4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, when his vehicle |
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was hit by an explosively formed penetrator; he was severely |
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wounded as a result of the blast, losing his left leg below the |
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knee and sustaining a traumatic brain injury; and |
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WHEREAS, With the help of a prosthesis and a wheelchair, |
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Corporal McGhghy has continued to enjoy an active lifestyle; he |
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dedicates his efforts to giving back to his fellow veterans, and |
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he rides motorcycles with the Road Warrior Foundation and goes |
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skydiving with Jump For Valor, two organizations that support the |
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military community; moreover, he and his wife, Cortney, operate |
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their own business, Hey Darlin Plants; they are the proud parents |
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of three children, Austin, Chloe, and Oliver; and |
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WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is helping to equip injured |
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veterans with the resources they need to build productive and |
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fulfilling lives, and Corporal Duane McGhghy's new home is sure |
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to serve him and his family well in the years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the Homes |
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For Our Troops Community Kickoff event for U.S. Army Corporal |
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Duane McGhghy and commend him for his brave and dedicated service |
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to his country; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Corporal McGhghy as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Flores |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on November 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |