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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 670
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In Memory |
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of |
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Lucas Lowe |
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer 2 |
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Lucas Maurice Lowe of Hardin suffered an immeasurable loss with |
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the death of this courageous young Texan on December 28, 2016, at |
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the age of 33, while serving his country in the Army National |
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Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, The beloved son of James Lowe Jr. and Melissa |
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Myers, Lucas Lowe was born on June 21, 1983, in Beaumont; he |
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enlisted in the United States Army in 2004 and was first deployed |
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to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division for 11 months |
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before being deployed to Iraq for another 14 months; he went on to |
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attend Warrant Officer Candidate School in Fort Rucker, Alabama, |
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where he also received training at flight school to become an |
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AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot; at the time of his death, |
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he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, |
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36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Lowe enjoyed a |
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rewarding home life with his wife, Kami, and children, Clayton, |
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Lance, and Alysen; in the field, he was a natural leader who |
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shared a strong bond of camaraderie with his fellow enlistees, |
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and everywhere he went, he always sought to lift the spirits of |
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others and encourage them to follow their dreams; his many joys |
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in life included camping, hunting, fishing, dancing, cooking, |
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playing golf, and above all else, spending time with his wife and |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, Lucas Lowe approached every day with a spirit of |
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optimism and good humor that brightened the world for everyone |
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around him, and he will forever hold a cherished place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Warrant |
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Officer 2 Lucas Maurice Lowe and extend deepest condolences to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Kami M. Lowe; to his |
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sons, Clayton Hanks and Lance Lowe, and daughter, Alysen Lowe; |
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to his mother, Melissa Myers, and her husband, Ricky; to his |
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father, James Lowe Jr., and his wife, Cindy; to his stepfather, |
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Robert Hanks II; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Lucas Lowe. |
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Middleton |
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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 May 26, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |