81R33962 JGH-D
By: Corte H.R. No. 2295
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot convey the heartache felt at the loss
of U.S. Army Sergeant Jaime Gonzalez, Jr., of Austin, who died in
Afghanistan on August 3, 2008, at the age of 40; and
WHEREAS, A member of the 436th Chemical Company of the Texas
Army National Guard out of Laredo, Sergeant Gonzalez was killed in
Kabul, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised
explosive device; and
WHEREAS, Jaime Gonzalez, Jr., was born in El Paso; answering
his nation's call to duty, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1989 and
served for six years, and then joined the Navy Reserves; he joined
the National Guard in 2006 as a private and was promoted to
specialist; called to active duty the following year, he trained at
Fort Bragg before deploying to Camp Eggers in Afghanistan; he was
promoted to the rank of sergeant posthumously; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to our
nation's servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and
enormous sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest
respect and gratitude, and although the passing of Sergeant
Gonzalez leaves a void in the lives of his loved ones, they will
forever carry their memories of this heroic Texan close in their
hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Jaime
Gonzalez, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his wife, Erica Gonzalez; to his parents, Jaime
Gonzalez, Sr., and Maria M. Gonzalez; to his son, Jaime Ricardo
Gonzalez III; to his daughter, Samantha Elizabeth Gonzalez; to his
stepsons, Jacob Villarreal, Christopher Villarreal, and Robert
Garcia; to his stepdaughter, Missy Villarreal; to his brothers,
Robert Gonzalez and Demetrio Gonzalez; to his sisters, Belen
Gonzalez, Cynthia Ann Aleman, and Flower "Flor" Providence; 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 Jaime
Gonzalez, Jr.