Texas HR 1395: In memory of Captain Marvin Hampton Taylor III of the Killeen Fire Department.

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89(R) HR 1395 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 1395

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The family and friends of Captain Marvin Hampton 

  

 Taylor III of the Killeen Fire Department suffered an immeasurable 

  

 loss with his passing on May 11, 2025, at the age of 45; and

  

        WHEREAS, The son of Marvin Taylor Jr. and Marilyn Coddington 

  

 Coster, "Mark" Taylor was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on 

  

 November 18, 1979, and he grew up with the companionship of two 

  

 siblings, Richard and Megan; in 1983, his family relocated to 

  

 Texas, where he attended Ellison High School and Killeen High 

  

 School; and

  

        WHEREAS, On December 28, 2009, Mr. Taylor married the love of 

  

 his life, the former Samantha Rangel, and the couple were blessed 

  

 with five sons, Robert, John, Michael, Andrew, and Joseph; a man of 

  

 faith, he was a parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church, where he 

  

 served as a lector and was a member of the men's group; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor earned his associate's degree in 

  

 paramedicine from Central Texas College in 2014, and that same 

  

 year, he joined the Killeen Fire Department; over the course of an 

  

 exemplary tenure spanning more than a decade, he rose through the 

  

 ranks to become fire captain, and he was recently assigned to the 

  

 training division as the operations training captain; he held 

  

 numerous certifications, including advanced structural 

  

 firefighter, field examiner, and swift water boat operator, and as 

  

 a member of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 water rescue and Texas 

  

 Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System wildland teams, he was frequently 

  

 deployed to large-scale incidents both in and out of state; among 

  

 his many accolades, he was honored with the Medal of Valor, the 

  

 Certificate of Merit, and the Rookie of the Year award; and

  

        WHEREAS, Admired for his selfless dedication to his family 

  

 and his community, Mark Taylor lived a caring and purposeful life, 

  

 and he leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones can 

  

 remember with pride; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Captain Marvin 

  

 Hampton Taylor III and extend deepest condolences to the members of 

  

 his family: to his wife, Samantha Taylor; to his sons, Robert, John, 

  

 Michael, Andrew, and Joseph Taylor; to his parents, Marvin Taylor 

  

 Jr. and Marilyn Coddington Coster; to his siblings, Richard Taylor 

  

 and his wife, Lisa, and Megan Grysko and her husband, Chris; 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 Marvin 

   

 Hampton Taylor III.

  

   

 Buckley

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 1395 was unanimously adopted by a 

   

 rising vote of the House on June 1, 2025.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House