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1	1	H.R. No. 2457
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant Bacilio
6	6	E. Cuellar of Odessa suffered a great loss with his untimely passing
7	7	on May 30, 2007, at the age of 24, while on duty in Iraq; and
8	8	WHEREAS, When "Bozzy" Cuellar was born on June 23, 1982, in
9	9	Odessa, he weighed 10 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 23 inches in
10	10	length; the first thing his dad asked the doctor was, "Is he going
11	11	to walk out of here with me?"; the strapping young fellow was named
12	12	after his paternal great-grandfathers; and
13	13	WHEREAS, It was apparent to his family very early on that this
14	14	was an unusually intelligent child; at the age of four years old, he
15	15	surprised many people by carrying on normal conversations with
16	16	adults; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Soft-spoken yet outgoing, Bozzy Cuellar never met a
18	18	stranger, and everyone in school knew him; he was a cooperative team
19	19	player and a respectful and considerate young man by nature who
20	20	always thought about the needs and comfort of others; he was also a
21	21	very loving person, one who was always there for family and friends;
22	22	and
23	23	WHEREAS, The teen was tough, however, when he needed to be; he
24	24	was not afraid to stand up to bullies and would bravely defend
25	25	others, a trait his future fellow soldiers would quickly discover;
26	26	and
27	27	WHEREAS, Friends and teachers from high school, though,
28	28	remember him especially as a talented musician; he loved to play the
29	29	drums and delighted listeners with his proficiency as a member of
30	30	the Permian High School drum line and in the years that followed;
31	31	and
32	32	WHEREAS, Bozzy Cuellar joined the army in July 2001 and
33	33	attended boot camp in Georgia; while there, he was able to lose more
34	34	than 50 pounds in just three short months; as with all young
35	35	soldiers, he had a love/hate relationship with basic training; and
36	36	WHEREAS, It was not long after completing boot camp that
37	37	Bozzy Cuellar met the love of his life, Nicki; the moment they met
38	38	on New Year's Eve 2002, it was love at first sight; and
39	39	WHEREAS, This courageous young Texan deployed several times
40	40	in service to his country; his first tours of duty abroad took him
41	41	to Kosovo, where he was stationed from May 2002 to November 2002,
42	42	and Bosnia, where he arrived in October 2003; in February 2004, he
43	43	deployed with his unit, the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment,
44	44	in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he served in Tikrit,
45	45	Iraq, until February 2005; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Sergeant Cuellar left for his fourth and final tour
47	47	on September 1, 2006, when he and the 1-18 Infantry shipped out
48	48	again, this time to fight in Baghdad; during that tour he enjoyed a
49	49	short period of leave with his family, and then he returned to Iraq
50	50	on April 2, 2007; Bozzy Cuellar died on May 30, 2007, in Baghdad,
51	51	and he was buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston
52	52	National Cemetery, in San Antonio, on June 15, 2007; and
53	53	WHEREAS, Bozzy and Nicki Cuellar were happy together until
54	54	his very last day; he was a wonderful husband and a devoted father
55	55	who had boundless love for his three sons; his wife has always said
56	56	that she could not have asked for a better husband and father for
57	57	their children; and
58	58	WHEREAS, The day that Bozzy Cuellar joined the army was a
59	59	proud moment for his family; he loved his job and performed his
60	60	difficult missions with exemplary dedication and professionalism;
61	61	between enlisting in the army, meeting Nicki, and receiving his
62	62	family's constant encouragement, Bozzy Cuellar accomplished a
63	63	180-degree turn from an earlier period in his life when he sought
64	64	direction; by the time of his passing, he had grown to be a man who
65	65	continually worked to better himself and who inspired those around
66	66	him to do the same; Sergeant Cuellar was indeed an individual who
67	67	marched to the beat of his own drum; now, therefore, be it
68	68	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
69	69	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Sergeant
70	70	Bacilio E. "Bozzy" Cuellar and extend sincere condolences to the
71	71	members of his family: to his wife, Nicole Cuellar; to his sons,
72	72	Sebastian Cole Cuellar, Jeremy Shane Cuellar, and Cayden Xavion
73	73	Cuellar; to his mother, Lori Ann Cuellar; to his father, Rafael
74	74	Cuellar, Jr.; to his sister, Shauna Denee' Cuellar; and to his other
75	75	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
76	76	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
77	77	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
78	78	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army
79	79	Sergeant Bacilio E. Cuellar.
80	80	Lewis
81	81	______________________________
82	82	Speaker of the House
83	83	I certify that H.R. No. 2457 was unanimously adopted by a
84	84	rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009.
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86	86	Chief Clerk of the House