H.R. No. 2575
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot begin to express the heartache caused
by the loss of U.S. Army Corporal Jose A. Rubio Hernandez of
Mission, who died in Iraq on March 24, 2008, at the age of 24; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and based at Fort
Stewart, Georgia, Corporal Rubio deployed to Iraq in October 2007;
he was mortally wounded when his vehicle was hit by a makeshift bomb
in Baghdad; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan was born on March 19,
1984, in Reynosa, Mexico, the youngest of nine brothers and
sisters; he moved to the United States with his family when he was
four and grew up in Mission, where he graduated from a charter high
school; deeply grateful for the opportunity his family had found in
the U.S., he wanted to enlist in the army as a way of giving
something back; and
WHEREAS, To improve his chances for advancement in the
military, which he joined in early 2006, Joe Rubio first earned an
associate's degree in 2005 at South Texas College, where he pursued
his passion for computer technology; he hoped to become a computer
programmer after completing his service in the army and had his
sights set on one day earning a doctorate; and
WHEREAS, Joe Rubio married Jennifer Guerra, his high school
sweetheart, in May 2006, after completing basic training, and their
son, Nikolai Cyrus, was born just a few months before Corporal Rubio
deployed overseas; and
WHEREAS, In appreciation for Joe Rubio's courageous efforts
in behalf of his adopted country, the City of Mission has renamed
the street on which he grew up as Corporal Jose A. Rubio Street; Joe
Rubio has also been posthumously granted American citizenship,
something he had hoped to attain and for which he had already
completed his application; and
WHEREAS, Talented and hardworking, Corporal Jose Rubio
aspired to make his mark in the world: "he wanted," his wife said,
"to be known for something"; with his passing, this nation has lost
an exemplary patriot and a man who had much yet to accomplish, and
his service and sacrifice are deserving of honor by every American;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Corporal Jose A. Rubio
Hernandez and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife, Jennifer; to his son, Nikolai Cyrus; to his mother,
Macaria; to his brothers and sisters; 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 Corporal
Jose A. Rubio Hernandez.
Flores
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2575 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House