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H.R. No. 946
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Juan Ramon Canales, Jr.,
deservedly received the Purple Heart in June 2004 for heroic
actions and injuries sustained during a hostile enemy attack in
Iraq; and
WHEREAS, A member of the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Specialist Canales was deployed to Baghdad in March 2003;
in addition to the Purple Heart, he has received several
certificates of achievement for his ability to respond swiftly and
effectively during difficult and challenging circumstances and for
staunchly defending the lives of his fellow soldiers; and
WHEREAS, Born on April 22, 1981, in Corpus Christi, Juan
Canales graduated from West Oso High School in 1999; he enjoys the
loving support of his wife, Jose Anna Lopez-Canales, and his three
young children, Alyssa, Jasmine, and Angel; a true patriot, he
recently reenlisted with the Army to serve his country for another
six years; and
WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and
his fellow servicemen and servicewomen, Specialist Canales
embodies the highest ideals of this nation's armed forces, and he is
most worthy of the lasting respect and appreciation of the citizens
of this state and nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Specialist Juan Ramon Canales,
Jr., for his brave and steadfast service in Iraq and extend to him
sincere best wishes for a safe and swift return to the Lone Star
State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Specialist Canales as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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. 946 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House