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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of U.S. Army Specialist Joey |
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Martens Lenz on February 1, 2022, at the age of 32, brought an |
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incalculable loss to his family, his friends, and his community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Baytown on November 16, 1989, Joey Lenz was |
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the son of Margie Martens Taylor and Ted Lenz; he grew up with the |
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companionship of two older brothers, Timothy and Cody, and a |
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stepsister, Jamie, and he attended schools in Willis, where he made |
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many lifelong friends among his classmates; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Willis High School in 2008, |
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Mr. Lenz worked on Lake Conroe as an employee of TowBoatUS for a |
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number of years, during which time his duties included performing |
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repairs and rescuing stranded boaters; he held several other jobs |
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around the county before he answered his nation's call to duty and |
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enlisted in the United States Army on September 18, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lenz went on to complete basic combat training |
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at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and advanced individual training |
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as a generator mechanic at Fort Lee, Virginia; he was stationed in |
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the Republic of Korea as a tactical power generator specialist from |
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October 2019 to February 2020, and the many accolades he received |
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included the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service |
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Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the tragic passing of Specialist Joey |
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Lenz, a congressional bill known as the Specialist Joey Lenz Act of |
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2024 and reintroduced as the Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2025 has |
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been proposed, which would require more comprehensive health |
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evaluations to better identify preexisting medical conditions in |
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service members; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Joey Lenz was an exemplary soldier, a |
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loving son, and a young man whose kind and caring nature enriched |
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the lives of everyone around him, and he will forever hold a |
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treasured place in the hearts of those he left behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of U.S. Army |
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Specialist Joey Martens Lenz and extend profound sympathy to his |
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family and 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 Specialist |
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Joey Lenz. |