H.R. No. 201







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Teenagers Jeffrey Muriel, Carl Field, Donald Cain, 

and Charles Tate, Jr., departed this world far too soon, leaving 

their loved ones to cope with the immeasurable grief brought about 

by their untimely passing; and

	WHEREAS, Jeffrey Muriel was a former varsity basketball star 

at Dunbar High School who helped lead his team to the 2003 Class 4A 

state basketball championship; enthusiastic and outgoing, the 

19-year-old was preparing to return for his sophomore year at Texas 

A&M-Corpus Christi, where he played basketball and was pursuing a 

college degree; and

	WHEREAS, An honor student at O. D. Wyatt High School, Carl 

Field also loved basketball; nicknamed "Weedy," for his long and 

thin frame, the 14-year-old sophomore was the youngest of his 

family's four children and could light up a room with his presence; 

and

	WHEREAS, Donald Cain was a Dunbar High School graduate who 

was known as "Tadpole"; the 19-year-old, who played football at 

Wyatt and Dunbar High Schools, was recognized for his sense of humor 

and ability to make his friends laugh; and

	WHEREAS, Charles Tate, Jr., a 19-year-old who had attended O. 

D. Wyatt High School, also had everything to live for; talented, 

warm-hearted, and full of high spirits, he was an aspiring rapper 

and the father of two; and

	WHEREAS, Although the loss of these vibrant young people is 

difficult to bear, there is comfort to be found in remembering their 

lives and the happiness they brought to those who held them dear; 

now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the lives of 

Jeffrey Muriel, Carl Field, Donald Cain, and Charles Tate, Jr., and 

extend deepest sympathy to their families and many friends; and, be 

it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for the young men's families and that when the Texas House 

of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in their memory.



                                                                          Veasey





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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 201 was unanimously adopted by a 

rising vote of the House on August 16, 2005.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House