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78S41449 MMS-D

By:  Hamilton                                                     H.R. No. 330



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Lance Corporal Shane Lee 
Goldman of Orange have suffered an immeasurable loss with his 
passing on April 5, 2004, at the age of 19, from injuries sustained 
in Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the United States Marine Corps, Corporal 
Goldman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st 
Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp 
Pendleton, California; he was mortally wounded during a mission to 
quell resistance in the city of Fallujah; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Orange on April 13, 1984, Corporal Goldman 
attended Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School and graduated 
from Parkview Baptist High School in Louisiana; he fulfilled a 
longtime ambition to become a Marine when he enlisted in 2002, 
continuing his family's notable tradition of Marine Corps service; 
and
	WHEREAS, Corporal Goldman departed for basic training on 
Christmas Day 2002 and became one of the first to be deployed to 
Iraq the following year; his unit returned to the United States in 
May 2003, after the fall of Baghdad; deployed for a second tour in 
Iraq, Corporal Goldman and his battalion first spent several months 
at Camp Hansen, on the Japanese island of Okinawa, training for 
urban warfare; and
	WHEREAS, Notwithstanding the dangers that he faced and the 
intensity of war that only those engaged in it can fully know, 
Corporal Goldman remained courageously steadfast in his commitment 
to his mission and to his comrades; and
	WHEREAS, Close to a thousand mourners gathered at North 
Orange Baptist Church to bid farewell to this cherished young man, 
and he was laid to rest with full military honors; and
	WHEREAS, A Marine who exemplified the highest ideals of the 
corps, Shane Goldman will be lovingly remembered as well for his 
joyous appreciation of life, his deep affection for his large, 
extended family, and his gift for true friendship; for his valiant 
efforts and supreme sacrifice, Americans are forever in his debt; 
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 Lance Corporal Shane Lee Goldman and extend deepest 
sympathy to the members of his family:  to his father, George 
"Scooter" Goldman; to his mother and stepfather, Jan and Bobby 
Manshack; to his sister, H. Cheyenne Goldman; to his fiancée, 
Shelly Malin; 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 Shane Lee Goldman.