H.R. No. 216
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal
Tony Leigh Hernandez suffered an immeasurable loss with the death
of this valiant soldier on January 25, 2005, at the age of 22; and
WHEREAS, Deployed in Iraq since July 2004, where he served as
a helicopter crew chief, Lance Corporal Hernandez died in the crash
of his aircraft near Ar Rutbah, Iraq; and
WHEREAS, This brave young Texan was born on November 25,
1982, and was a 2001 graduate of Smithson Valley High School, where
he was active in the Navy ROTC; fulfilling a dream of serving his
country, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2002; 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; Lance Corporal Hernandez
embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. Armed Forces, and those who
knew and loved him well will forever carry him close in their
hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Lance
Corporal Tony Leigh Hernandez and extend profound sympathy to the
members of his family: to his wife, Jacquie Hernandez; to his
mother, Janette Trout; to his father and stepmother, LeRoy and
Evelyn Hernandez; to his sister, Tracy Mendez, and her husband,
Lucky; to his brothers, Christopher Hernandez, and his wife, Amy,
and Charlie Hernandez and Staci Stephenson; to his grandparents,
Darold and Alvena Wingert; to his step-grandparents, Jackie and
Wilburn Simon; to his stepsister, Melissa Everett, and her husband,
Jimmy; to his stepbrothers, Robert and Austin Mittelstadt; to his
mother-in-law, Cindy King; and to the other family members and many
friends of this beloved young man; 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 Lance
Corporal Tony Leigh Hernandez.
Casteel
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 Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 216 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 10, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House