79S31270 MDM-D

By:  Gallego                                                      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.