82R13091 JNC-D
	By: Flynn	H.R. No. 863

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at
	the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Chauncy Ryan Mays of Cookville,
	who died in Afghanistan on February 28, 2011, at the age of 25; and
	WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Mays bravely served his country with
	the 705th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, and his actions
	earned him the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the
	Purple Heart, and the National Defense Service Medal; over the
	course of his distinguished service, he was respected and admired
	by his fellow soldiers as a mentor and true friend; and
	WHEREAS, Born on December 7, 1985, Chauncy Mays graduated
	from Chapel Hill High School in 2004; devoted to his family, he
	enjoyed a rewarding marriage with his wife, Kathryn, and he was a
	loving father to his daughters, Chesnee and Kiley; and
	WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
	servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
	sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
	and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
	Chauncy Mays embodied the highest ideals of the United States Army,
	and memories of his love and friendship will be forever cherished by
	all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of U.S. Army Staff
	Sergeant Chauncy Ryan Mays and extend deepest sympathy to the
	members of his family: to his wife, Kathryn Mays; to his daughters,
	Chesnee and Kiley Mays; to his mother, Allyson Dawn Rodgers; to his
	father, Tommy Pierce Mays; and to his other relatives and many
	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 U.S. Army
	Staff Sergeant Chauncy Ryan Mays.