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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The friends and family of United States Army |
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Sergeant Joshua David Powell of Quitman suffered an immeasurable |
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loss with the death of this valiant soldier on June 4, 2011, at the |
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age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd |
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Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, based |
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at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, Sergeant Powell was |
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mortally wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near |
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his military vehicle as he was supporting Operation Enduring |
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Freedom in Laghman Province, Afghanistan; and |
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WHEREAS, Joshua Powell was born in Tyler on September 9, |
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1982, to Gerald Ray and Brenda Powell; he grew up in Wood County and |
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graduated from Quitman High School in 2001; a well-regarded |
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student, he enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time; and |
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WHEREAS, While still a teenager, Mr. Powell began planning to |
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serve his country; during his eight-year career in the military, he |
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served in Kosovo, Iraq, and Pakistan, as well as Afghanistan; his |
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decorations included two Purple Hearts, and he was a lifetime |
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member of Veterans of Foreign Wars; and |
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WHEREAS, Joshua Powell exemplified the highest ideals of the |
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U.S. armed forces; although his passing leaves a void in the lives |
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of those who were fortunate enough to know him, they will forever |
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carry memories of this heroic Texan close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant |
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Joshua David Powell and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Marina Powell; to his parents, Gerald Ray |
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and Brenda Powell; to his brother, Jeremy Powell, and his wife, |
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Brittany; to his grandmother, Alice Maud Petty; and to his other |
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relatives 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Sergeant Joshua David Powell. |
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Hughes |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on June 21, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the Senate on June 27, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |
