By Uher                                                H.R. No. 935
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Juan Carlos Irizarry
 1-2     of Bay City's Selkirk Community were greatly saddened by his
 1-3     untimely passing on April 22, 1999, at the age of 18, and we join
 1-4     them in mourning their tragic loss; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Born January 25, 1981, in Ponce, Puerto Rico,
 1-6     Mr. Irizarry was a senior at Bay City High School, from which he
 1-7     was expected to graduate in May; an advanced placement student
 1-8     ranked 11th in his class, he was a recipient of a Texas A&M
 1-9     University Presidential Scholarship and planned to attend that
1-10     respected university in the fall; and
1-11           WHEREAS, This dynamic young man competed on the Bay City High
1-12     School football team for four years and on the track team for two
1-13     years; chosen "Class Favorite" his junior year and "Most Friendly"
1-14     his senior year, he also excelled in speech and drama for four
1-15     years and was active with Boy Interact for a year; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Mr. Irizarry was a valued member of the National
1-17     Honor Society and National Hispanic Recognition Program and was a
1-18     D.A.R.E. Role Model, River Watch Leader, Honor Scholar, National
1-19     Hispanic Merit Scholar, UIL aide, Senior Government Class Austin
1-20     Representative, and a Government-For-A-Day participant; and
1-21           WHEREAS, His myriad accomplishments include being a two-year
1-22     Voice of Democracy essay winner and a Daughters of the American
1-23     Revolution Good Citizen Award recipient; he also earned a host of
1-24     other accolades in speech and drama, bible reading, group
 2-1     improvisation, prose and poetry reading, extemporaneous speaking,
 2-2     and duet improvisation; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Juan Carlos Irizarry faced a future bright with
 2-4     promise, and although his life was tragically cut short, his memory
 2-5     will continue to live on in the hearts and minds of the many people
 2-6     whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-8     Legislature hereby honor the memory of Juan Carlos Irizarry and
 2-9     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
2-10     father, German Irizarry, Sr.; to his mother and stepfather, Gladys
2-11     and Raymond Johnson; to his grandparents, Americo Irizarry and
2-12     Amela Maldonado; to his sisters, Barbie Bickner, Maria Irizarry,
2-13     and Magda I. Irizarry; and to his many other relatives and friends;
2-14     and, be it further
2-15           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-17     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-18     Juan Carlos Irizarry.