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  H.R. No. 678
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at
  the loss of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Benito A. Ramirez of
  Edinburg, who died on May 21, 2006, at the age of 21, while serving
  his country in Iraq; and
         WHEREAS, A member of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
  1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp
  Pendleton, California, Lance Corporal Ramirez was killed during
  combat operations in Al Anbar Province; and
         WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Ramirez joined the Marines in
  December 2002 and was trained as a 0331 machine gunner; he completed
  two tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom and embarked on his
  third in January 2006; and
         WHEREAS, Highly decorated for his courageous service, Lance
  Corporal Ramirez earned the Purple Heart, the Marine Corps Good
  Conduct Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two bronze
  stars, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the
  National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism
  Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
  and
         WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the United States
  Marine Corps, Benito Ramirez inspired others with his courage;
  although his death leaves a void in the lives of his loved ones,
  they will forever carry memories of him close in their hearts; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the memory of Lance Corporal Benito A.
  Ramirez and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn his
  passing; 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 Benito A. Ramirez.
 
  Flores
  Pena
  Martinez
  Gonzales
 
 
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. 678 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on March 6, 2007.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House