| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2327 |
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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 heartache felt |
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| 6 | 6 | | at the loss of U.S. Army Specialist Michael James Jaurigue of Texas |
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| 7 | 7 | | City, who was killed in Iraq on May 26, 2007, at the age of 20; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A member of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute |
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| 9 | 9 | | Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Specialist Jaurigue was a machine gunner who had been in Iraq since |
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| 11 | 11 | | August 2006; he was mortally wounded during combat operations near |
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| 12 | 12 | | Samarra; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Despite the dangerous nature of his assignment, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Specialist Jaurigue was committed to fulfilling his mission to the |
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| 15 | 15 | | very best of his ability, and the heroism he demonstrated in battle |
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| 16 | 16 | | earned him numerous decorations, including the Bronze Star and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Purple Heart; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Michael Jaurigue was born on August 11, 1986, in |
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| 19 | 19 | | Honolulu, Hawaii; he attended Texas City High School before |
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| 20 | 20 | | graduating from Dickinson High School in 2004; a member of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | American Legion in Texas City, he enjoyed visiting the post to shoot |
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| 22 | 22 | | pool and listen to music with friends; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men |
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| 24 | 24 | | and women whose love for their country inspires them to military |
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| 25 | 25 | | service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary young man is a |
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| 26 | 26 | | sobering reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Jaurigue embodied |
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| 27 | 27 | | the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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| 28 | 28 | | loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representative of the 81st Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Specialist |
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| 32 | 32 | | Michael James Jaurigue and extend deepest sympathy to the members |
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| 33 | 33 | | of his family: to his father, Jose Noe Jaurigue; to his mother, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Juana Nico Jaurigue; to his sister, Monica Jaurigue; to his nephew, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Kevin Heimavr; to his grandparents, Miqueila Almanza and Epifanio |
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| 36 | 36 | | and Teresa Mata; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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| 37 | 37 | | be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Michael |
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| 41 | 41 | | James Jaurigue. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Eiland |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2327 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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