81R33527 JGH-D
By: Quintanilla H.R. No. 2199
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States Marine Lance
Corporal Javier Perales, Jr., suffered an immeasurable loss when he
died in Iraq on June 11, 2008, at the age of 19; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina, Lance Corporal Perales died while serving his
country in Al Anbar Province, Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Javier Perales was born on February 17, 1989, to
Javier and Carolina Perales; he attended Alarcon Elementary School
and San Elizario Middle School, and he graduated from San Elizario
High School, where he earned academic recognitions; and
WHEREAS, A devoted son and brother, he was a young man of
strong religious faith and an active member of San Elizario
Catholic Church, where he served as a teacher's aide in the Sunday
school; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men
and women whose love of country leads them to service in the
military, and time can never diminish the profound debt that
Americans owe to Lance Corporal Perales; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lance Corporal Javier
Perales, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his parents, Javier Perales, Sr., and Carolina Perales;
to his brothers, Fernando Perales and Ricardo Perales; and to his
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 Javier
Perales, Jr.