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                                                                  H.R. No. 922



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at 
the loss of Sergeant Donald R. Walters, of Kansas City, Missouri, 
who died in the Iraqi campaign on March 23, 2003, at the age of 33; 
and
	WHEREAS, Sergeant Walters was one of nine soldiers from the 
army's 507th Maintenance Company who lost their lives in an ambush 
in southern Iraq; for his valiant service in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, Sergeant Walters was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star 
and a Purple Heart; and
	WHEREAS, This courageous soldier saw combat in the first 
Persian Gulf War and later served in the army reserves; he 
reenlisted in the summer of 2002, motivated by a desire to serve his 
country and to provide a better life for his wife and three 
daughters; before his deployment overseas on February 17, 2003, he 
was stationed at Fort Bliss, near El Paso; and
	WHEREAS, A member of an air force family as a child, Sergeant 
Walters grew up in Salem, Oregon, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; 
during the interval following his first period of active military 
service, he worked as a corrections officer and also at the Kansas 
City airport; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, Sergeant Walters was 
widely regarded with fond affection for his cheerful and 
open-hearted nature; in addition to pursuing an army career, he 
also aspired to write children's books; and
	WHEREAS, Americans owe an immeasurable debt to their military 
personnel, whose brave and steadfast efforts have long secured this 
nation's treasured freedom; through his unfaltering dedication to 
duty, honor, and his country, Sergeant Donald Walters embodied the 
highest ideals of the United States armed forces, and the State of 
Texas and the nation now mourn the loss of a hero who made the 
ultimate sacrifice in his country's behalf, and whose life was a 
blessing to all who were privileged to share his love and 
friendship; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Sergeant 
Donald R. Walters and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 
family:  to his wife, Stacie Walters; to his daughters, Monica, 
Danielle, and Amber Rose Walters; and to the other relatives and 
many friends of this beloved American soldier; 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 Sergeant 
Donald R. Walters.

                                                                          Chavez


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 922 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House