H.R. No. 55

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Aleena Virginia Jimenez, who passed away on November
	25, 2006, at the age of five, brought a luminous joy into the lives
	of all who loved her, and those who were touched by her presence
	give deepest thanks for the wondrous, miraculous gift of this
	radiant child; and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 17, 2001, in San Antonio, Aleena
	attended preschool at St. Joseph Catholic School in that city; a
	beautiful, sunny little girl, she was full of high spirits and eager
	to be a part of everything, and from an early age she entered
	enthusiastically into her family's activities and traditions; and
	WHEREAS, Her favorite pastimes included shopping with her
	mother and fishing with her father; during Cowboy football games,
	she and her dad would don matching Dallas jerseys, and she was
	already demonstrating a strong competitive spirit of her own; she
	also took pride in helping with the time-honored ritual of
	decorating the table for Thanksgiving dinner; and
	WHEREAS, Pink was her favorite color, and she enjoyed posing
	for the camera whenever photographs were being taken; her bright
	eyes and smiles, glowing with delight, were an eloquent testament
	to the great love that surrounded and nurtured her; and
	WHEREAS, Aleena was the granddaughter of the Honorable Frank
	Madla, who served for 20 years in the Texas House of Representatives
	and 13 years in the Texas Senate; and
	WHEREAS, Though Aleena's journey on this earth was far too
	brief, she will be held forever in the loving hearts of her family
	and friends; through her parents' infinite compassion, the blessing
	of her life has also touched children who were seriously ill and who
	are able today to face the world with new hope; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Aleena Virginia
	Jimenez and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:
	to her mother, Marci Madla; to her father, Raul Jimenez III; to her
	grandparents, Rosemary Jimenez and Helen Madla; to her
	great-grandparents, Irma Arranaga, Mary Jimenez, and Epimena
	Madla; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family, and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Aleena
	Virginia Jimenez.
	Gallego
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
	Bolton Hancock Olivo
	Bonnen Hardcastle Orr
	Branch Harless Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Parker
	Burnam Heflin Patrick
	Callegari Hernandez Paxton
	Castro Herrero Pena
	Chavez Hilderbran Phillips
	Chisum Hill Pickett
	Christian Hochberg Pierson
	Cohen Hodge Pitts
	Coleman Homer Puente
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Quintanilla
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Raymond
	Corte Howard of Travis Riddle
	Crabb Hughes Ritter
	Creighton Isett Rodriguez
	Crownover Jackson Rose
	Darby Jones Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smithee
	Delisi King of Taylor Solomons
	Deshotel King of Zavala Strama
	Driver Kolkhorst Straus
	Dukes Krusee Swinford
	Dunnam Kuempel Talton
	Dutton Latham Taylor
	Eiland Laubenberg Thompson
	Eissler Leibowitz Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner
	England Macias Van Arsdale
	Escobar Madden Vaught
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farias Martinez Villarreal
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Vo
	Flores McCall West
	Flynn McClendon Woolley
	Frost McReynolds Zedler
	Gallego Menendez Zerwas
	Garcia Merritt
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 55 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on January 23, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House