This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

                                                                                

78S41354 MMS-D

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 233



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the heartache felt at the loss 
of Specialist Robert Ray Arsiaga of Midland, who died in Iraq on 
April 4, 2004, at the age of 25; and
	WHEREAS, Assigned to the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th 
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Arsiaga was 
deployed to Iraq from Fort Hood on March 11, 2004; he died with six 
fellow soldiers from the 1st Cavalry less than a month later, when 
their convoy was attacked in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City; 
and
	WHEREAS, Robert Arsiaga was born in Midland on October 12, 
1978, and grew up in a loving and close-knit family; he attended 
elementary school and junior high in Greenwood and graduated from 
Greenwood High School in 1998; interested in architecture and 
wishing to design a new home for his mother, he moved to Phoenix, 
Arizona, to study drafting; and
	WHEREAS, He subsequently entered the army and began basic 
training in March 1999; after completing his first term of service, 
which included time spent in Korea, he reenlisted for two 
additional years; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Arsiaga marked a very special milestone 
in his life on October 6, 2003, when he and his wife, Tracie Ann, 
were married; although he was scheduled to leave the army in August 
2004, his term was extended to 2005 with his posting to Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, This courageous Texan performed his dangerous 
mission with dedication and professionalism; his steadfast 
commitment to discharging his responsibilities to the best of his 
abilities was coupled with a strongly felt desire to help the Iraqi 
people; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Arsiaga's valiant efforts and 
immeasurable sacrifice are deserving of honor by every American, 
and he will be forever cherished by the wide circle of family and 
friends in whose love he shared; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the 
life of Specialist Robert Ray Arsiaga and extend deepest sympathy 
to the members of his family:  to his wife, Tracie Ann Arsiaga; to 
his mother, Sylvia Munoz Macias; to his brothers, George, Matthew, 
Gilbert, and Jeremy Arsiaga; to his sisters, Michelle Mancha, Robi 
Galindo, and Angel Munoz; and to all who mourn the passing of this 
beloved young man; 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 U.S. Army 
Specialist Robert Ray Arsiaga.