82R30320 JNC-D
By: Pena H.R. No. 2339
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal
Derek Hernandez of Edinburg suffered an immeasurable loss with the
death of this valiant soldier on June 6, 2010, at the age of 20; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Lance Corporal
Hernandez was killed while bravely serving his country in
Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 17, 1989, to Virginia Reyna and
Israel Hernandez, Derek Hernandez graduated from Edinburg High
School, where he was a safety with the Bobcats football team; he was
active in his church, and today he is remembered with great
admiration and affection for his patriotism, humor, and devotion to
his loved ones; and
WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
Derek Hernandez embodied the highest ideals of the United States
armed forces, and his fellow citizens owe him a debt of gratitude
that the passage of time can never diminish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Marine Lance
Corporal Derek Hernandez and extend sincere sympathy to his mother,
Virginia Reyna, to his father, Israel Hernandez, and to his many
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 Lance
Corporal Derek Hernandez.