H.R. No. 348



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army National Guard 
Sergeant Jessie Davila suffered an immeasurable loss with the death 
of this valiant soldier in Iraq on February 20, 2006, at the age of 
29; and
	WHEREAS, Assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 137th 
Infantry, Sergeant Davila was killed when his patrol came under 
attack in Baghdad; and
	WHEREAS, A loving father, son, and brother, he was born July 
15, 1976, in Raymondville; he joined the U.S. Marine Corps shortly 
after his graduation from high school in Greensburg, Kansas, and 
served a tour of duty in the Middle East, attaining the rank of 
corporal; later joining the Army National Guard, he was deployed to 
Iraq in November 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Possessed of a great sense of humor and a winning 
smile, Sergeant Davila was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, 
fishing, and working with horses and cattle; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and 
women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military 
service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary young man is a 
sobering reminder of the cost of war; Sergeant Davila embodied the 
highest ideals of the U.S. Armed Forces, and those who knew and 
cherished him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Jessie Davila and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his 
family: to his daughter, Sydney Katherine Davila; to his father, 
Santiago; to his mother, Clara; to his stepmother, Linda Klaus; to 
his brother, Jacob Davila; to his sister, Rose Allphin; to his 
paternal grandmother, Maria Luisa Davila; to his step-grandfather, 
Andrew Klaus; to his fiancée, Yvette Goff; and to his other 
relatives and many friends; 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  U.S. Army 
National Guard Sergeant Jessie Davila.

                                                                         Escobar


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 348 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 10, 2006.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House