SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 716


In Memory

of

Edward John Anguiano

	WHEREAS, The family of Sergeant Edward John Anguiano of
Los Fresnos has sustained an immense 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 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program; he impressed 
instructors and classmates alike as a soft-spoken, highly 
motivated, and well-disciplined student of great 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 Senate of the State of Texas,
78th 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 Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of United States
Army Sergeant Edward John Anguiano.
                                                                           Lucio




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 1, 2003, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate