H.R. No. 809
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant First
Class Calvin B. Harrison of Coldspring suffered an immeasurable
loss with the death of this valiant soldier on September 29, 2010,
at the age of 31; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group, Sergeant Harrison was killed while bravely serving
his country in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Born on March 11, 1979, he attended Jones High
School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and football; a loving
son and brother, he was also a devoted father to his daughters,
Azalia and Eleanna; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harrison joined the military in 1999 as a
psychological operations specialist; his skill and dedication to
duty earned him the Green Beret as a Special Forces medical
sergeant, as well as such honors as the Bronze Star, Purple Heart,
Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal; and
WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
Calvin Harrison embodied the highest ideals of the United States
armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude
that the passage of time can never diminish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Sergeant
First Class Calvin B. Harrison and extend sincere sympathy to the
members of his family: to his children, Azalia and Eleanna; to his
mother, Betty Harrison; to his father, Jack Washington; to his
siblings,
Demetric
Harrison
and
Deborah,
Diane,
and
Zach
Washington; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared
for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives
adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant First Class
Calvin B. Harrison.
Gutierrez
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Straus
Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda
Gonzalez
Munoz, Jr.
Allen
Gooden
Murphy
Alonzo
Guillen
Naishtat
Alvarado
Gutierrez
Nash
Anchia
Hamilton
Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock
Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle
Otto
Aycock
Harless
Parker
Beck
Harper-Brown
Patrick
Berman
Hartnett
Paxton
Bohac
Hernandez Luna
Pena
Bonnen
Hilderbran
Perry
Branch
Hochberg
Phillips
Brown
Hopson
Pickett
Burkett
Howard of Fort Bend
Pitts
Burnam
Howard of Travis
Price
Button
Huberty
Quintanilla
Cain
Hughes
Raymond
Callegari
Hunter
Reynolds
Carter
Isaac
Riddle
Castro
Jackson
Ritter
Chisum
Johnson
Rodriguez
Christian
Keffer
Schwertner
Coleman
King of Parker
Scott
Cook
King of Taylor
Sheets
Craddick
King of Zavala
Sheffield
Creighton
Kleinschmidt
Shelton
Crownover
Kolkhorst
Simpson
Darby
Kuempel
Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Landtroop
Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson
Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg
Solomons
Deshotel
Lavender
Strama
Driver
Legler
Taylor of Collin
Dukes
Lewis
Taylor of Galveston
Dutton
Lozano
Thompson
Eiland
Lucio III
Torres
Eissler
Lyne
Truitt
Elkins
Madden
Turner
Farias
Mallory Caraway
Veasey
Farrar
Margo
Villarreal
Fletcher
Marquez
Vo
Flynn
Martinez
Walle
Frullo
Martinez Fischer
Weber
Gallego
McClendon
White
Garza
Menendez
Woolley
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Geren
Miles
Giddings
Miller of Comal
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath
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Workman
Zedler
Zerwas
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______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 809 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 5, 2011.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
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