TITLE: In memory of U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Corey C. Owens of San Antonio.

SUMMARY: In memory of U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Corey C. Owens of San Antonio.

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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt at the loss of U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Corey C. Owens of San Antonio, who died in Iraq on February 17, 2011, at the age of 26; and WHEREAS, Assigned to the 47th Security Forces Squadron out of Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Airman Owens died in a noncombat incident while serving at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn; and WHEREAS, Corey Owens was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on September 26, 1984, to Steve Owens and Chris Owens; a member of a military family, he lived in many places across the nation and overseas while he was growing up, and he graduated from the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen in 2003; he joined the air force in 2008 and was trained to protect bases, aircraft, and personnel as an installation patrolman; and WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military service; Airman Corey Owens embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and loved him 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 life of Airman First Class Corey C. Owens and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Misty Owens; to his daughters, Xiya Owens and Xoe Owens; to his father, Steve Owens; to his mother, Chris Owens; to his sisters, Ann Kusterbeck and Sandra Owens; 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 Corey C. Owens. Castro Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1041 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House