| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2330 |
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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 United States Marine Lance |
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| 6 | 6 | | Corporal Emmanuel Villarreal of Eagle Pass suffered a great loss |
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| 7 | 7 | | with the passing of this outstanding young man in Kuwait on May 27, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2007, at the age of 21; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Villarreal was assigned to Battalion |
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| 10 | 10 | | Landing Team 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine |
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| 11 | 11 | | Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and based at Camp |
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| 12 | 12 | | Pendleton, California; he was mortally injured in a vehicle |
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| 13 | 13 | | accident while loading heavy artillery at Kuwait Naval Base; at the |
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| 14 | 14 | | time, Corporal Villarreal had just begun his second tour of duty in |
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| 15 | 15 | | support of operations in Iraq; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, A Texan who had long wanted to serve his country, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Emmanuel Villarreal joined the marines in July 2004, shortly after |
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| 18 | 18 | | receiving his diploma from C. C. Winn High School; in the corps, his |
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| 19 | 19 | | ability, dedication to duty, and friendly personality won him the |
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| 20 | 20 | | respect of his commanding officer and the affection and goodwill of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the other members of his unit; he also became a valued part of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | congregation at the church he attended in Oceanside when not on |
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| 23 | 23 | | deployment; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Villarreal met his wife, Sylvia, while |
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| 25 | 25 | | stationed in California, and they exchanged wedding vows at his |
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| 26 | 26 | | family's home in Eagle Pass on December 30, 2006; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, All Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to |
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| 28 | 28 | | Corporal Emmanuel Villarreal for his readiness to assume the heavy |
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| 29 | 29 | | demands of military service and for his courageous, steadfast |
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| 30 | 30 | | efforts in this country's behalf; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lance Corporal |
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| 33 | 33 | | Emmanuel Villarreal and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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| 34 | 34 | | his family: to his wife, Sylvia Villarreal; to his mother, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Esperanza Villarreal; to his sister, Edna Elizabeth Villarreal; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lance |
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| 40 | 40 | | Corporal Emmanuel Villarreal. |
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| 41 | 41 | | King of Zavala |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2330 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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