H.R. No. 89 


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, David Trinidad Barrera, the beloved son of Diana A. Barrera of San Antonio, passed away on March 6, 2004, at the age of 12, and his untimely death has brought tremendous sadness to the many people who cherished him; and WHEREAS, Born in Edinburg on April 28, 1991, David was blessed with a bright smile, a happy disposition, and an eagerness to learn, and he captured the hearts of all who were fortunate to know him; during his courageous struggle with his illness, David benefitted tremendously from the love and support of his family and friends, and in return he brightened their lives with his kind and compassionate nature; and WHEREAS, Throughout his life, this remarkable young man displayed unwavering faith, resilience, determination, and strength beyond his years; and WHEREAS, While it is especially painful to say goodbye to one so young, it is fitting to remember that while David's time here was far too brief, he had a profound impact on those around him, and his memory will long endure in the hearts of those whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of David Trinidad Barrera and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his mother, Diana A. Barrera; to his grandmother, Linda V. Cruz; to his great-grandmother, Agustina Trevino; to his uncles, Ben and Steve Gloria; to his aunts, Irma Gloria Tittle and Ruby Martinez; to his great-aunts, Venny Munoz, Mary Salas, and Hope Vidaurre; to his great-uncles, Gilbert Vidaurre and Chilo Munoz; to his cousins, Ashley Marie Gloria, Daniel Kaycee, and Brianna and Alysa Tittle; and to all who mourn the passing of this much-loved young Texan; 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 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David Trinidad Barrera. Martinez Fischer Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford Dukes King of Parker Talton Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson Edwards Krusee Truitt Eiland Kuempel Turner Eissler Laney Uresti Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale Escobar Leibowitz Veasey Farabee Luna Villarreal Farrar Madden Vo Flores Martinez West Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong Frost McCall Woolley Gallego McClendon Zedler Gattis McReynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 89 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 10, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House