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78R19387 MMS-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 1959



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The people of South Texas have a long and proud 
tradition of service in the armed forces of the United States, and 
Private Eric Granados has sustained that tradition through his 
valiant efforts in the Iraqi campaign; and
	WHEREAS, Private Granados, 21, graduated from Edcouch-Elsa 
High School and has been in the army for approximately six months; 
the son of Mary Granados and stepson of Miguel Rangel, he is a 
member of the Fourth Infantry; and
	WHEREAS, On April 10, 2003, citizens of the Delta area 
gathered at the city hall in Elsa to pay tribute to Private Granados 
and other courageous service members from the surrounding 
communities; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Peña has justly recognized 
Private Granados in the Texas House of Representatives, for 
citizens across the country owe this resolute American and his 
fellow servicemen an immeasurable debt of gratitude for the burdens 
and sacrifice they have assumed, and for their unwavering 
dedication to those rights and ideals that have made this nation, 
for so many around the world, the promised land; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Private Eric Granados for his service in 
the Iraqi war and extend to him profound appreciation for his brave 
and steadfast efforts in this country's behalf; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Private Granados as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.