H.R. No. 603

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lance Corporal William Lewis Miller of Pearland, who
	died during combat duty in Iraq on November 15, 2004, at the age of
	22, served his country with valor and earned the profound
	appreciation of every American; and
	WHEREAS, From the time he was very young, Billy Miller wanted
	to join the military; he enlisted in the Marines the summer before
	his senior year at Pearland High School, and in June 2001, three
	weeks after receiving his diploma, he left for basic training; and
	WHEREAS, His first overseas tour of duty lasted nearly two
	years and took him to U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain, where he was
	attached to a Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team; before he left
	Rota he had already earned a reputation as a "salt dog," the Marine
	term of respect for someone who is highly proficient at his job; and
	WHEREAS, In March 2004, Corporal Miller transferred to Bravo
	Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
	2nd Marine Expeditionary Force; he deployed in June 2004 to Iraq,
	where he made the ultimate sacrifice while leading a mission in
	Fallujah, in Al Anbar province; and
	WHEREAS, Endowed with an exuberant spirit, an irrepressible
	smile, and an affectionate, generous heart, Corporal Miller infused
	the world around him with laughter and joy; he wanted to attend
	college after returning to civilian life and, characteristically,
	planned to study psychology or psychiatry so that he could help
	others; a gifted athlete who played Little League baseball and
	idolized Nolan Ryan, he also loved fishing and hunting and spending
	time with his sister's children; and
	WHEREAS, In the midst of an arduous struggle, Corporal Miller
	always sought to be point, the man in front, and he carried out his
	heavy round of duties with unfailing dedication and
	professionalism; the Marine Corps values of honor, courage, and
	commitment have had no finer champion, and all who knew and
	treasured this young Texan will forever remember him with infinite
	love and gratitude; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lance Corporal
	William Lewis Miller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of
	his family: to his parents, Susie and Lewis Miller; to his sister,
	Sabrina Blankenship, and her husband, Joe; to his half sister, Lisa
	Miller Story, and her husband, Ken; to his grandmother, Gloria H.
	Bailey; and to his many other relatives and 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 Lance
	Corporal William Lewis Miller.
	O'Day
	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. 603 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 28, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House