Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Cody A. Board of McKinney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR146-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 146 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt | ||
at the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Cody A. Board of | ||
McKinney, who lost his life while bravely serving his country in | ||
Afghanistan on October 4, 2010; and | ||
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Apache Company, 1st | ||
Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, | ||
Private First Class Board was mortally wounded just one week shy of | ||
his 20th birthday; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cody Board was born on October 12, 1990, in Fort | ||
Sill, Oklahoma, to Chris and Melissa Board; the son of a West Point | ||
graduate and Desert Storm veteran, he knew from childhood that he | ||
wanted to one day become a soldier; he moved with his family to | ||
McKinney in 1999 and lettered in wrestling and cross-country in | ||
high school, and after graduating in 2009, he followed in the | ||
footsteps of his father, uncle, and grandfather by enlisting in the | ||
U.S. Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among the numerous military awards conferred on | ||
Private Board were the Combat Infantryman Badge and the National | ||
Defense Service Medal, and he was posthumously honored with the | ||
Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; he is remembered for his endearing | ||
smile, his sense of humor, and his perseverance; and | ||
WHEREAS, Private First Class Board embodied the highest | ||
standards of the United States armed forces, and his valiant | ||
efforts and immense sacrifice are deserving of the respect and | ||
appreciation of every American; although his loss has left a | ||
tremendous void in the lives of all who knew him, they will forever | ||
treasure their memories of time spent in his company; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Private | ||
First Class Cody A. Board and extend sincere sympathy to the members | ||
of his family: to his father, retired U.S. Army Captain Christopher | ||
W. Board; to his mother, Melissa Board; to his brothers, Aaron and | ||
Tyler Board; to his grandparents, Robert Board and retired U.S. | ||
Army Command Sergeant Major Albert Daley; 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 Private | ||
First Class Cody A. Board. | ||
Paxton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 146 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||