TITLE: In memory of Sergeant Joshua David Powell of Quitman.

SUMMARY: In memory of Sergeant Joshua David Powell of Quitman.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The friends and family of United States Army Sergeant Joshua David Powell of Quitman suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this valiant soldier on June 4, 2011, at the age of 28; and WHEREAS, Assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, Sergeant Powell was mortally wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Laghman Province, Afghanistan; and WHEREAS, Joshua Powell was born in Tyler on September 9, 1982, to Gerald Ray and Brenda Powell; he grew up in Wood County and graduated from Quitman High School in 2001; a well-regarded student, he enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time; and WHEREAS, While still a teenager, Mr. Powell began planning to serve his country; during his eight-year career in the military, he served in Kosovo, Iraq, and Pakistan, as well as Afghanistan; his decorations included two Purple Hearts, and he was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars; and WHEREAS, Joshua Powell exemplified the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces; although his passing leaves a void in the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know him, they will forever carry memories of this heroic Texan close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Joshua David Powell and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Marina Powell; to his parents, Gerald Ray and Brenda Powell; to his brother, Jeremy Powell, and his wife, Brittany; to his grandmother, Alice Maud Petty; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Sergeant Joshua David Powell. Hughes Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on June 21, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Senate on June 27, 2011. Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: Date Governor