81R35736 JGH-D
By: Fletcher H.R. No. 2407
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
at the loss of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Jeremy Ray of Houston, who
died in Iraq on December 20, 2007, at the age of 26; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment out of Fort Hood, First Lieutenant Ray died of wounds
suffered from an explosive device in Kanaan; and
WHEREAS, Jeremy Ray was a 2006 graduate of Texas A&M
University, where he was a member of Company H-1 of the Corps of
Cadets; known as a quiet yet confident young man, he loved the
outdoors and playing the guitar; and
WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed
forces, Jeremy Ray inspired others with his leadership and courage,
and his fellow citizens owe him a profound debt of gratitude that
the passage of time can never diminish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of First Lieutenant
Jeremy Ray and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his parents, Randy and Debbie Ray; to his brother, Justin
Ray, and his wife, Allison; to his grandmother, Essie Ray; 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 Jeremy Ray.