81R33006 JGH-D
By: Dukes H.R. No. 2326
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of U.S. Army
Private First Class Ron J. Joshua, Jr., who died in Iraq on July 17,
2007, at the age of 19; and
WHEREAS, A member of the 401st Military Police Company, 92nd
Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade in Baghdad,
Private Joshua was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle; and
WHEREAS, He was born in Germany to a military family; his
father, Ron Joshua, Sr., is a master sergeant who has also served in
Iraq and his mother, Ursula Joshua, is also an Army veteran; Ron
Joshua, Jr., played football at Hendrickson High School in
Pflugerville, where he graduated in 2006; shortly thereafter, this
brave young man answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted; and
WHEREAS, Although Ron Joshua was always a quiet, polite, and
respectful young man, he had a delightful sense of humor, a love of
adventure and a good challenge, and a smile that brightened the day
of all he encountered; and
WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military
service, yet the tragic death of this dedicated young soldier is a
sobering reminder of the cost of war; Private Joshua embodied the
highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who loved him
will forever carry him 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 U.S. Army Private
First Class Ron J. Joshua, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to
his family: to his father, Master Sergeant Ron L. Joshua, Sr.; to
his mother, Ursula A. Joshua; to his stepmother, Rachel Joshua; to
his sisters, Brittany Joshua and Krashona Broden; to his
grandparents, Brenda and John Lawson and Katherine Drew, and his
step-grandparents, Randy and Denise Seifferlein; and to his many
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 Private
First Class Ron Joshua.