H.R. No. 382

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal
	Stephen L. Morris of Lake Jackson suffered an immeasurable loss
	with the death of this valiant soldier on December 24, 2006, at the
	age of 21; and
	WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
	3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Lance Corporal
	Morris was killed while serving his country during combat
	operations in Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, Born on July 2, 1985, he graduated from Brazoswood
	High School in 2004 and was active in the local First Baptist
	Church; growing up in a coastal community, he developed a lifelong
	passion for surfing and the sea; and
	WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Morris was known for his strong
	Christian faith, which he carried with him to the barracks and the
	battlefield, evangelizing to his fellow soldiers; he was stationed
	in Hawaii and Afghanistan before his tour in Iraq, where he served
	as a mortar man before being offered a position driving Humvees; and
	WHEREAS, Despite the dangerous nature of his mission, he
	remained devoted to serving his country; he died for the flag he
	chose to defend, and to pay tribute to this fallen hero, members of
	his community raised hundreds of American flags in his memory; and
	WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed
	forces, Stephen Morris inspired others with his fortitude,
	tenacity, and courage; although his death leaves a void in the lives
	of his loved ones, they will forever carry memories of this heroic
	young Texan close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lance Corporal
	Stephen L. Morris and extend deepest sympathy to his family: to his
	parents, Lloyd and Anna Morris; to his girlfriend, Lacey Uilani De
	Guzman; to his sisters, Kristin Cochran and her husband, Daniel,
	and Kathryn Morris; to his brother, Jonathan Morris; to his
	grandmothers, Aleda Morris and Mae Bell Barton; to his nephew and
	niece, Kason and Tayah Cochran; 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 United
	States Marine Lance Corporal Stephen L. Morris.
	Bonnen
	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 O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 382 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 13, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House