H.R. No. 1328
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., of Alice
has returned home to the United States after risking his life in
service to his country and sustaining serious combat injuries in
Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez attended Alice High School, where he was a
cross-country runner; after graduating in 2003, this brave young
man answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the U.S.
Army; assigned to the 68th Engineering Platoon of the 32nd Infantry
Division based at Fort Hood, he was deployed to Afghanistan in March
2008; and
WHEREAS, Specialist Lopez was wounded by an improvised
explosive device that also injured six of his fellow soldiers; he
narrowly escaped with his life and has undergone medical treatment
at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and at Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center in Germany; and
WHEREAS, Now recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San
Antonio, Specialist Lopez draws strength from the love and support
of his wife, Josie, and his children, Aalyah and Jayden, as well as
from his mother, Lily Cash, his father, Mario Luis Lopez, Sr., and
his three siblings; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, for they are called on to bear great,
often unimaginable burdens, and they render service and sacrifice
that are truly beyond measure; and
WHEREAS, Through his dedication to duty, honor, and this
country, Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., has embodied the highest ideals of
the U.S. armed forces and earned the lasting respect and gratitude
of all who know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Specialist Mario Luis Lopez,
Jr., for his courageous service in Afghanistan and extend to him
sincere best wishes for his continuing recovery; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Specialist Lopez as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Gonzalez Toureilles
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1328 was adopted by the House on April
23, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House