| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2306 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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| 6 | 6 | | the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Juan F. Campos of McAllen, who |
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| 7 | 7 | | died on June 1, 2007, at the age of 27; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry |
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| 9 | 9 | | Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Sergeant |
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| 10 | 10 | | Campos was based at Schweinfurt, Germany; he died at Brooke Army |
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| 11 | 11 | | Medical Center in San Antonio from wounds he had sustained during an |
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| 12 | 12 | | attack on his unit on May 14, 2007, in Baghdad; he had been bravely |
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| 13 | 13 | | serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, and he was posthumously |
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| 14 | 14 | | awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Born in Houston on November 28, 1979, to Santos and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Maria Campos, Juan Campos went on to graduate from high school in |
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| 17 | 17 | | McAllen, and in 2000, he met his future wife, Jamie Drury-Campos; a |
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| 18 | 18 | | loving husband and father, Sergeant Campos brought joy and laughter |
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| 19 | 19 | | into the lives of his family and friends; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the United States |
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| 21 | 21 | | armed forces, Sergeant Campos inspired others with his leadership |
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| 22 | 22 | | and courage; although he is deeply missed, he will forever be |
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| 23 | 23 | | treasured in the hearts of his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Staff |
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| 26 | 26 | | Sergeant Juan F. Campos and extend sincere sympathy to all those who |
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| 27 | 27 | | mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 29 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army |
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| 31 | 31 | | Staff Sergeant Juan F. Campos. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Gonzales |
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| 33 | 33 | | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | 35 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2306 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 36 | 36 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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