H.R. No. 2113
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Sergeant Aaron Nathaniel Cepeda, Sr., of San Antonio have suffered
an immeasurable loss with his death on May 7, 2005, at the age of 22;
and
WHEREAS, Killed in the performance of his duties in Iraq,
Sergeant Cepeda was deployed in March 2005 as a member of the 4th
Reconnaissance Battalion; he demonstrated steadfast courage and
unwavering commitment to his missions, and for his noble efforts
earned the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Selected Marine Corps
Reserve Medal; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Cepeda graduated from Health Careers High
School in 1999, enlisting in the reserves in November of that same
year; he went on to earn his bachelor's degree in biology from Texas
A&M University--Corpus Christi and hoped to one day attend medical
school; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe an immeasurable debt to their military
personnel, who have long secured this nation's freedom; through his
unwavering devotion to duty, honor, and his country, Sergeant
Cepeda embodied the highest ideals of the United States armed
forces, and the State of Texas and the nation now mourn the loss of a
hero who made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of his country and
whose life was a treasured blessing to all who were privileged to
share his love and friendship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Aaron
Nathaniel Cepeda, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members
of his family: to his wife, Ella M. Cepeda; to his son, Aaron
Nathaniel Cepeda, Jr.; to his daughter, Journee Bre-Kayleen Cepeda;
to his parents, Michael and Diana Cepeda; to his maternal
grandmother, Grace Mata; to his half-sister, Dolores Medina and her
husband, Henry; to his half-brother, Michael S. Cepeda, Jr., and
his wife, Jeanette; to his goddaughter, Amberly Mendiola; and to
his other relatives and many 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 U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve Sergeant Aaron Nathaniel Cepeda, Sr.
Uresti
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. 2113 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House