78S41527 MMS-D

By:  Hamric                                                       H.R. No. 248



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texans, and indeed all Americans, are deeply 
indebted to this country's military personnel, who through the 
years have brought to their endeavors an exceptional degree of 
courage, idealism, and professionalism, and we recognize that these 
admirable men and women too often face the ultimate sacrifice in the 
course of carrying out their arduous missions; and
	WHEREAS, The United States Department of Defense has 
reported, as of May 8, 2004, the names of 85 men and women from Texas 
who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom; these individuals are being mourned by families, friends, 
and communities across the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Those lost in Operation Enduring Freedom are 
Sergeant First Class Nathan Chapman; Staff Sergeant Brian Craig; 
Specialist Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza; Sergeant First Class John 
Taylor; Technical Sergeant John Chapman; Airman First Class Raymond 
Losano; and Staff Sergeant John Teal; and
	WHEREAS, Texans lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom are Corporal 
Daniel Amaya; Specialist Edward Anguiano; Chief Warrant Officer 
Andrew Todd Arnold; Specialist Richard Arriaga; Specialist Robert 
Arsiaga; Lance Corporal Aaron Austin; Private First Class Chad 
Bales; Sergeant Michael Paul Barrera; Chief Warrant Officer Michael 
Blaise; Captain Ernesto Blanco; Chief Warrant Officer Clarence 
Boone; Specialist Phillip Brown; Specialist Adolf Carballo; Lance 
Corporal James Casper; Staff Sergeant Roland Castro; Staff Sergeant 
Gary Collins; Specialist Zeferino Colunga; Private Rey Cuervo; 
Captain Eric Das; Private First Class Ervin Dervishi; Staff 
Sergeant Joe Dunigan; Sergeant William Eckhart; Private Ruben 
Estrella-Soto; Master Sergeant George Fernandez; Chief Warrant 
Officer Wesley Fortenberry; Private Robert Frantz; Specialist 
Israel Garza; First Sergeant Joe Garza; Lance Corporal Shane 
Goldman; Corporal Jeffrey Green; Private First Class Analaura 
Esparza Gutierrez; Private First Class Clayton Henson; Master 
Sergeant Kelly Hornbeck; First Lieutenant Doyle Hufstedler; 
Private First Class Ray Hutchinson; Chief Warrant Officer Scott 
Jamar; Specialist John Johnson; Staff Sergeant Phillip Jordan; 
Specialist Michael Karr, Jr.; Corporal Brian Matthew Kennedy; 
Specialist James Kiehl; Specialist Scott Larson; Private First 
Class Jason Ludlam; Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Mata; Corporal 
Matthew Matula; Corporal Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin; Sergeant 
Daniel Methvin; Private First Class Anthony Miller; Private First 
Class Stuart Moore; Sergeant Gerardo Moreno; Private First Class 
Ricky Morris, Jr.; Sergeant Keelan Moss; Specialist Joseph 
Norquist; Captain Eric Paliwoda; Private First Class James Parker; 
Staff Sergeant Hector Perez; Specialist Jose Amancio Perez III; 
Specialist Larry Polley, Jr.; Sergeant Christopher Ramirez; 
Sergeant Ariel Rico; Second Lieutenant Jonathan Rozier; Specialist 
Isela Rubalcava; Sergeant John Russell; Private First Class Leroy 
Sandoval, Jr.; Specialist Christian Schulz; Private First Class 
Dustin Sekula; Private First Class Armando Soriano; Corporal Tomas 
Sotelo, Jr.; Specialist Joseph Suell; Lance Corporal Elias Torrez 
III; Lance Corporal Ruben Valdez, Jr.; Sergeant Melissa Valles; 
Lance Corporal Michael Wafford; Lieutenant Nathan D. White; 
Specialist James Wright; Private First Class Jason Wright; Private 
First Class Stephen Wyatt; and Sergeant Henry Ybarra III; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and 
women whose love of country leads them to military service, yet the 
deaths of these brave Texans are a sobering reminder that war is not 
without great and terrible cost; it is fitting that we acknowledge 
the immeasurable sacrifice rendered by these, our fellow citizens, 
and that we honor, preserve, and perpetuate their memory; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the 
Texans who have given their lives in Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and that deepest sympathy be extended to 
those who will forever carry them in their hearts.