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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, March 26, 2025, marks the first anniversary of the |
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collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, |
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providing a fitting occasion to posthumously honor the six men who |
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died in that tragic event; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, a |
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construction crew was working an overnight shift to fill potholes |
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in the center span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge when a |
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malfunctioning cargo ship struck a support column and caused the |
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bridge to collapse; eight construction workers fell into the |
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Patapsco River, and first responders were able to rescue two of the |
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men shortly thereafter; and |
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WHEREAS, The deceased victims include Alejandro Hernandez |
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Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Maynor Yasir |
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Suazo-Sandoval, Carlos Daniel Hernández, Miguel Angel Luna |
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Gonzalez, and Jose Mynor Lopez; and |
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WHEREAS, The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a |
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heartbreaking tragedy that continues to resonate deeply throughout |
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the nation, and it is indeed appropriate on this solemn anniversary |
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to remember those whose lives were lost in this incident; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the first anniversary of the |
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collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and pay tribute to the |
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lives of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo |
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Cabrera, Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, Carlos Daniel Hernández, |
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Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, and Jose Mynor Lopez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their families and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alejandro |
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Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, Maynor Suazo-Sandoval, Carlos Hernández, |
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Miguel Gonzalez, and Jose Lopez. |