TITLE: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton of Houston.

SUMMARY: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton of Houston.

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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton of Houston suffered an immeasurable loss with the death of this valiant soldier on July 20, 2009, at the age of 21; and WHEREAS, Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (Strike), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Specialist Roughton was mortally wounded in an enemy attack while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan; and WHEREAS, The son of Mark and Karen Roughton, Andrew Roughton was born on March 16, 1988; he graduated from Spring Woods High School in 2006 and was awarded a scholarship to Trinity Valley Community College; he began a career in the military and became a field artillery automated tactical data systems specialist, serving as the gunner in an artillery unit Humvee; his decorations included the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star; and WHEREAS, A friendly, generous man with a delightfully quirky sense of humor, Andrew Roughton endeared himself to countless people; he served his country with pride and honor, and although his passing has left a void in the lives of his loved ones, they will forever carry memories of this heroic young man 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 U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Heather Roughton; to his father, Mark Roughton; to his grandfather, Curtis Roughton, Sr.; to his grandmother, Billie Berecky; to his uncle, Curtis Roughton, Jr.; to his stepbrother, Marcus Carpenter; and to his many 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 U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton. Bohac 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 Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2255 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House