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                                                                  H.R. No. 1031



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The combat death of Airman First Class Raymond 
Losano, a 24-year-old Del Rio native, has shocked and saddened the 
family and many friends and comrades of this beloved young man; and
	WHEREAS, Airman Losano was mortally wounded on April 25, 
2003, when his patrol of U.S. special forces engaged more than 20 
rebels in a firefight at Shkin, an eastern Afghan city near the 
border of Pakistan; a tactical air command and control specialist 
with the 14th Air Support Operation Squadron, this courageous 
serviceman had been deployed to Afghanistan about a month earlier; 
he was previously stationed at Pope Air Force Base in North 
Carolina; and
	WHEREAS, Educated in Del Rio and Tucson, Airman Losano 
attended Pima Community College in Arizona before joining the ranks 
of the United States Air Force in November 2001; along with his 
beloved wife, Sarah, this devoted family man cherished each moment 
he spent with the couple's young daughter, Lora; tragically, at the 
time of his death the Losanos were looking forward with immense joy 
to the birth of their second child; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and our nation are fortunate to have young 
men and women whose love of country leads them to military service, 
yet the death of this exemplary young man is a sobering reminder 
that armed conflict is not without great and terrible cost; the 
passing of Airman Losano is a tremendous loss to his family, 
friends, and fellow soldiers, and his sacrifice in the meritorious 
service of his nation will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Airman First Class 
Raymond Losano, United States Air Force, and extend profound 
sympathy to the members of his family:  to his wife, Sarah Losano; 
to his daughter, Lora Losano; to his parents, Oralia Losano and 
Roberto Losano, Sr.; to his sister and brother-in-law, Melinda and 
Armando Hernandez; to his brother and sister-in-law, Roberto 
Losano, Jr., and Monica Losano; and to the other relatives and many 
friends and colleagues he leaves behind; 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 Airman 
First Class Raymond Losano.

                                                                         Gallego


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1031 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 6, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House