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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 420


In Memory

of

Rhonald Dain Rairdan
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 
citizens of Medina County and the state in mourning the loss of
United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan, 
who died January 26, 2005, at the age of 20; and
	WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Rairdan tragically died in a 
helicopter crash while courageously serving his country in Iraq;
and
	WHEREAS, Dain Rairdan was born April 22, 1984, at Eglin 
Air Force Base in Florida to David and Kimberly Wilmot Rairdan; 
a 2003 graduate of Medina Valley High School, Dain excelled in 
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and was a member of 
the Blackhawks Drill Team; and
	WHEREAS, Dain joined the United States Marine Corps and was 
assigned to the First Marine Division in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, as 
a machine gunner; he was deployed to Iraq as part of the offensive 
to take control of Fallujah; afterward, his unit hunted for 
weapons caches and helped police the battle-torn city; and
	WHEREAS, Assigned to help secure polling sites for Iraq's 
election, Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan was en route to his 
assignment with 30 others in a CH-53E Super Stallion transport 
helicopter when it crashed, killing all on board; and
	WHEREAS, Dain was proud to serve his country, and he leaves 
a legacy of courage and fidelity that will be remembered by all 
who knew him; and

	WHEREAS, He was a devoted son and grandson, a loyal brother,
and a true friend, and his cherished memory will remain forever 
in the hearts of his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
79th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Marine Corps
Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan and extend sincere 
condolences to his bereaved family:  his parents, David Rairdan 
and Kimberly Wilmot Rairdan; his brother, William Kyle Rairdan; his
grandparents, William and Barbara Wilmot and Janice and Carl Zechner;
and many beloved relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 
for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the 
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it 
do so in memory of Marine Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan.
                                                                           Madla




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 21, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate