Bill Text: TX HR1582 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Oscar Gilbert Kozlowski of Kyle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1582 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1582-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1582 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Oscar Gilbert Kozlowski of Kyle, who died on September | ||
| 7, 2015, at the age of 28; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Oscar Kozlowski was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on | ||
| April 3, 1987, to Konrad and Grazyna Kozlowski, and he and his older | ||
| brother, Aaron, grew up in Dublin, California; after graduating | ||
| from high school in 2005, he answered his nation's call to duty | ||
| during Operation Iraqi Freedom and enlisted in the U.S. Marine | ||
| Corps; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Trained at the U.S. Army Chemical School, Corporal | ||
| Kozlowski served as a chemical, biological, radiological, and | ||
| nuclear (CBRN) specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 in | ||
| Futenma, Japan, instructing other marines in CBRN defense and | ||
| decontamination techniques, and he received commendations for his | ||
| superior performance with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 2nd Marine | ||
| Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corporal Kozlowski also worked tirelessly to train | ||
| the 700 members of Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics | ||
| Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, during the Mojave Viper | ||
| exercises before their deployment to Iraq, and he served as a | ||
| defense specialist and translator during a tour of duty in Moldova; | ||
| his commendations included the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement | ||
| Medal and the Good Conduct Medal; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Kozlowski | ||
| moved to Kyle and majored in chemistry at Texas State University, | ||
| where he participated in many student organizations and encouraged | ||
| his fellow veterans to pursue higher education; in his free time, he | ||
| enjoyed playing the piano and composing music; he was engaged to a | ||
| fellow TSU student, Bianca Beronio, and he was the proud father of a | ||
| son, Tyler; in December 2015, he was posthumously awarded a | ||
| bachelor's degree in chemistry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a proud United States Marine, | ||
| and a self-proclaimed "born again Texan," Oscar Kozlowski embodied | ||
| the virtues of righteousness, empathy for others, and devotion to | ||
| duty, and he leaves behind an example of compassion and kindness | ||
| that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Oscar Gilbert | ||
| Kozlowski and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 Oscar | ||
| Gilbert Kozlowski. | ||
| Isaac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1582 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 4, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
