78R14845 KMP-F

By:  Solis                                                        H.R. No. 1041



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family of Sergeant Edward John Anguiano of Los 
Fresnos has sustained an enormous loss with the death of this 
courageous soldier, whose life was tragically cut short at the age 
of 24; and
	WHEREAS, Support specialist Anguiano was with a group of 
soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Company that was ambushed by 
Iraqi troops on March 23, 2003, near the city of Nasiriyah; a 
mechanic with Company A of the 3rd Infantry Forward Support 
Battalion, he was based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, before his 
deployment to the Persian Gulf; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding South Texan was a 1998 graduate of 
Hanna High School in Brownsville, where he was a member of the ROTC 
program; he impressed instructors and classmates alike as a 
soft-spoken, highly motivated, and well-disciplined student of 
immense character and commitment; 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 Sergeant Anguiano is a tremendous loss to the family, 
friends, and fellow soldiers he leaves behind, 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 Sergeant Edward John 
Anguiano, United States Army, and extend profound sympathy to the 
members of his family: to his mother, San Juanita Anguiano; to his 
sisters, Becky and Jennifer; and to his other relatives and many 
friends and colleagues; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared  for the members of his family and that when the Texas 
House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 
U.S. Army Sergeant Edward John Anguiano.