Bill Text: TX SR669 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Dustin Lee Mortenson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Printed in full [SR669 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR669-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Dustin Mortenson | ||
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer | ||
III Dustin Lee Mortenson of League City suffered an immeasurable | ||
loss with the death of this courageous Texan on December 28, | ||
2016, at the age of 32; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dustin Mortenson was born on February 6, 1984; he | ||
joined the U.S. Army in April 2003, and he completed Warrant | ||
Officer Candidate School in Fort Rucker, Alabama; he trained to | ||
become an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and maintenance test | ||
pilot, and he was deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, | ||
Kosovo, and Germany; and | ||
WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Chief Warrant Officer | ||
Mortenson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation | ||
Regiment, 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National | ||
Guard; in recognition of his dedicated service, he received three | ||
Army Commendation Medals, the Kosovo Campaign Service Medal with | ||
Bronze Service Star, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two | ||
stars, the Iraq Campaign Medal with two stars, two NATO Medals, | ||
three Overseas Service Ribbons, the Global War on Terrorism | ||
Medal, the Air Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, and the | ||
Senior Army Aviation Badge; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mortenson enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Ruth, and their children; and | ||
WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. | ||
armed forces, Dustin Mortenson inspired others with his | ||
fortitude, tenacity, and dedication, and his fellow Americans | ||
owe him a debt that the passage of time can never diminish; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and service of Chief | ||
Warrant Officer III Dustin Lee Mortenson and extend deepest | ||
condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Dustin Mortenson. | ||
Middleton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 26, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |