Name: Army Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr.

Maj. Bostick was assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 27, 2007 near Kamu, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Staff Sgt. William R. Fritsche.

Major From Llano Killed In Afghanistan

Maj. Thomas Bostick Jr., 37, of Llano died Friday in Afghanistan after his unit came under fire, according to the Department of Defense.

He was company commander of B Troop 1-91 Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Bostick loved his military career and felt he was making a difference.

Bostick was born Dec. 8, 1969. He graduated Llano High school in 1988.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer; two daughters, Jessica, 18, and Ashlie, 13; parents, Brenda and Jim Richardson of Llano, and Ann and Tommy Bostick Sr. of Midland; and grandparents Bob and Maudean Keeler of Lovington, N.M.

He also has a brother, Bobby Bostick, and wife Tammy, stationed at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, but deployed in Iraq; half-sister, Shamaree Bostick of Midland; stepsisters, Sonya Richardson of Hobbs, N.M., Valorie Ruth of Weiser, Idaho, and stepbrother JW Richardson of Lubbock. He had many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.

Bostick will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia as a major, as he was posthumously promoted upon his death because of his honorable military service.

In lieu of flowers, a college scholarship fund for his daughters has been set up at First State Bank of Central Texas, 907 Ford St., Llano, Texas, 78643.

Army Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr. was killed in action on 7/27/07.