| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2294 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Corporal Juan |
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| 6 | 6 | | Manuel Lopez, Jr., of San Antonio suffered an immeasurable loss |
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| 7 | 7 | | with his death in Iraq on August 13, 2007, at the age of 23; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery |
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| 9 | 9 | | Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of |
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| 10 | 10 | | Fort Bliss, Corporal Lopez died of wounds sustained when his |
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| 11 | 11 | | vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qayyarah, Iraq; he was |
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| 12 | 12 | | posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Juan Lopez was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, on |
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| 14 | 14 | | August 9, 1984, to Juan Manuel Lopez, Sr., and Tina Marie Murph |
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| 15 | 15 | | Criss; raised in Florence, South Carolina, he attended South |
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| 16 | 16 | | Florence High School and graduated from Poynor Adult and Community |
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| 17 | 17 | | Education Center in 2005; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Corporal Lopez was |
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| 19 | 19 | | a member of Faith Kingdom Builders Outreaching Ministries in |
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| 20 | 20 | | Florence, and he was also affiliated with the Inner Court Apostolic |
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| 21 | 21 | | Church in Jesus Christ in Florence and Faith Mission Outreach in |
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| 22 | 22 | | Texas; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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| 24 | 24 | | forces, Juan Lopez inspired others with his fortitude and courage, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and although his passing has left a void in the lives of his loved |
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| 26 | 26 | | ones, they will forever carry their memories of this heroic young |
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| 27 | 27 | | soldier close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Corporal |
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| 30 | 30 | | Juan Lopez, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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| 31 | 31 | | his family: to his mother, Tina Marie Criss, and her husband, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Timothy; to his father, Juan Manuel Lopez, Sr., and his wife, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Gloria; to his sister, Cassandra Lopez; to his grandparents, Bertha |
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| 34 | 34 | | B. Gamble, and her husband, Ricky, Herbert L. Murph, Maria Lopez, |
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| 35 | 35 | | and Martha James; to his great-grandmothers, Providencia Trinidad |
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| 36 | 36 | | and Anniedell Haynesworth; to his uncles, Bishop Otis L. Terrell, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Jr., Marc Stratton, Herbert L. Murph, Jr., Lavell D. Murph, and |
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| 38 | 38 | | Osvaldo Oyola; to his aunts, Shontell D. Murph and Lissette Lopez; |
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| 39 | 39 | | to his great uncle, Angel Garcia; and to his other relatives and |
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| 40 | 40 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Juan Manuel |
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| 44 | 44 | | Lopez, Jr. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Corte |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2294 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 49 | 49 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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