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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 359


In Memory

of

Tony Leigh Hernandez

	WHEREAS, The family and friends of United States 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 of 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 Reserve Officers Training Corps; fulfilling 
a dream of serving his country, he joined the United States
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 United States 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 
79th Legislature, hereby pay special tribute to the life of
Lance Corporal Tony Leigh Hernandez and extend profound sympathy 
to the members of his family:  his wife, Jacquie Hernandez;
his mother, Janette Trout; his father and stepmother,
LeRoy and Evelyn Hernandez; his sister, Tracy Mendez, and her 
husband, Lucky; his brothers, Christopher Hernandez, and his 
wife, Amy, and Charlie Hernandez and Staci Stephenson; his 
grandparents, Darold and Alvena Wingert; his step-grandparents, 
Jackie and Wilburn Simon; his stepsister, Melissa Everett, and 
her husband, Jimmy; his stepbrothers, Robert and Austin 
Mittelstadt; 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 Senate adjourns 
this day, it do so in memory of Lance Corporal Tony Leigh Hernandez.
                                                                       Wentworth




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 10, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate