H.R. No. 361
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends deeply mourn the untimely passing
of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Romeo Garza on
December 7, 2005, at the age of 37; and
WHEREAS, Born on January 13, 1968, Trooper Garza graduated
from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School in 1986, attended The
University of Texas-Pan American, and received an associate degree
from Texas State Technical Institute; he joined the U.S. Army and
served his country in Operation Desert Storm during his three years
of military service; and
WHEREAS, Fulfilling a lifelong dream to become a law
enforcement officer, Trooper Garza entered the Department of Public
Safety Academy in 1998 and graduated a Texas state trooper; during
his seven-year tenure with DPS, he worked as a field training
officer and served on the riot and vehicle reconstruction accident
teams; known for his dedication and professionalism, he assisted
the U.S. Secret Service with the escort of Presidents George H. W.
Bush and Bill Clinton and Vice President Dick Cheney on their visits
to the Rio Grande Valley; he had been stationed with DPS in Pecos
for several months at the time of his death; and
WHEREAS, An avid sportsman, Trooper Garza was fond of fishing
and hunting, and he also enjoyed barbecuing, gardening, and
listening to country music; devoted to his family, he delighted in
the company of his nephew and stepson, and experienced incomparable
joy when he became the father of his cherished baby daughter,
Sabrina; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Garza demonstrated a deep commitment to
safeguarding the public welfare as a law enforcement professional,
and although his life ended far too soon, he will forever be
remembered by those whose lives he touched; 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
Romeo Garza and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Melinda Garza; to his daughter, Sabrina R.
Garza; to his stepson, Jacob A. Jimenez; to his parents, Juanita
Garza and Agapito Garza, Jr.; to his sisters, Lou Ann MacDonald and
Iris Marie Garza; to his brother, Gary Garza; to his nephew, Cameron
MacDonald; and to his other relatives and 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 Trooper
Romeo Garza.
Gallego
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 361 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 10, 2006.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House