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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. |