H.R. No. 604

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of
	Lance Corporal Ryan Adam Miller of Pearland, who died in Iraq on
	September 14, 2006, at the age of 19; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Houston on October 9, 1986, Corporal Miller
	attended Pearland High School but completed his secondary education
	through instruction at home; a proud, third-generation Marine, he
	enlisted in the corps shortly after his 18th birthday and graduated
	from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on May
	13, 2005; seven months later he was promoted to the rank of lance
	corporal; and
	WHEREAS, This courageous young man served with the 3rd
	Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine
	Expeditionary Force; he deployed to Iraq in March 2006, and during
	his tour of duty there he earned the deep admiration and respect of
	his fellow Marines; Corporal Miller was mortally wounded while
	patrolling in Barwana, in Al Anbar province; and
	WHEREAS, Raised in a loving family, Ryan Miller grew to be a
	young man toward whom people were naturally drawn, attracted by his
	unfailing kindness and warmth and his ready sense of humor; an
	ardent fan of the Houston Astros, he played baseball with the Dad's
	Club when he was a boy; and
	WHEREAS, Corporal Miller was a man of strong faith and a
	member of Fellowship Bible Church; he planned, after leaving the
	military, to join the Houston Police Department, where both his
	parents had built distinguished careers; and
	WHEREAS, For his selfless efforts and immeasurable
	sacrifice, Americans owe to Ryan Miller a debt that the passage of
	time can never diminish, and those who loved him will forever carry
	him 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 Ryan
	Adam Miller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
	family: to his parents, Frank Miller and Jeannine Maughmer-Miller;
	to his sister, Meghan Miller; to his brother, Brandon Miller, and
	his wife, Leasha; to his grandmother, Betty Maughmer; to his aunts
	and uncles, Lyn Swan, Joan and Raymond Goodnight, Michelle and
	Dexter McKey, Denise Daniels, and Cheryl and Lynn Maughmer; 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 Ryan Adam 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. 604 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 28, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House