Bill Text: TX SR877 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 877 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-10 - Reported enrolled [SR877 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SR877-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 877
	WHEREAS, The Watermelon Run for the Fallen 5K
	Walk/Run/Roll is being held in Hempstead on August 17, 2013, in
	memory of those Texans who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi
	Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and

	WHEREAS, This annual event was inspired by the national Run
	for the Fallen first held in 2008, when a team of runners ran from
	Fort Irwin, California, to Arlington, Virginia, one mile for
	every member of the United States armed forces who was killed in
	Iraq; and

	WHEREAS, Hosted by the family and friends of United States
	Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery Hartley, who died in Iraq in 2008,
	the 5K event in Hempstead invites runners, walkers, and people in
	wheelchairs to participate in the name of fallen heroes from the
	Lone Star State; the event will also feature a military flyover,
	live music, and the display of the Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial
	Wall; and

	WHEREAS, Texans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the men
	and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our
	freedom, and the Watermelon Run for the Fallen represents a fine
	opportunity for people of all ages to pay tribute to those brave
	warriors; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
	Legislature, hereby commemorate the Watermelon Run for the
	Fallen in Hempstead and extend to the run's organizers and
	participants sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable
	event.

	Patrick



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on May 10, 2013.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate