Bill Text: TX HR2077 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
82R27536 JH-D | ||
By: Orr | 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. |