Bill Text: TX HR2077 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Bryan Burgess of Cleburne.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2077 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2077-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2077 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Each Memorial Day, we join in remembering the | ||
| sacrifices of the men and women who valiantly gave their lives in | ||
| defense of our nation, and one such individual, U.S. Army Staff | ||
| Sergeant Bryan Burgess, is among those to whom we owe a debt that | ||
| can never be repaid; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Cleburne, Bryan Burgess was born on | ||
| April 23, 1981, and was a member of Granbury Street Church of | ||
| Christ; he played on the soccer, baseball, football, and track | ||
| teams and belonged to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes while a | ||
| student at Cleburne High School; following his graduation in 1999, | ||
| he went on to study at Hill College, and he was a member of the Texas | ||
| State Guard; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Determined to serve his country, this courageous | ||
| young man began his military career in March 2003; over the course | ||
| of his eight years in uniform, he distinguished himself during two | ||
| tours of duty in Iraq; at the time of his death, he was completing | ||
| his first assignment in Afghanistan as a member of the 2nd | ||
| Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st | ||
| Airborne Division (Air Assault); he was killed in combat in Kunar | ||
| Province on March 28, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The exemplary actions of Sergeant Burgess were | ||
| recognized with numerous commendations, including the Bronze Star | ||
| Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak | ||
| leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf | ||
| cluster, and the Army Good Conduct Medal with double-knotted rope | ||
| clasp; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This caring husband and father was married to | ||
| Tiffany Burgess and took great pride in his two children, Makya and | ||
| Zander; in his leisure time, he enjoyed playing golf, riding | ||
| motorcycles, and listening to the Beatles, and he took special | ||
| delight in eating at his favorite restaurant, Whataburger; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his unfailing devotion to duty, honor, and | ||
| this country, Sergeant Bryan Burgess upheld the highest ideals of | ||
| the United States Army, and those who were blessed to share in the | ||
| richness of his life will forever carry him close in their hearts; | ||
| 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 Bryan Burgess and extend sincere condolences to the | ||
| members of his family: to his wife, Tiffany Burgess; to his | ||
| children, Makya and Zander Burgess; to his mother and stepfather, | ||
| Linda and Randy Pearce; to his father and stepmother, Randy and | ||
| Elisabeth Burgess; to his sister, Brandi Burgess; to his | ||
| grandparents, Joy and Jimmy Medley, Doris and Chal Burgess, and | ||
| George Pearce; and to his 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 | ||
| Burgess. | ||
| Orr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2077 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
