H.R. No. 849

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist
	Collin Ryan Schockmel of Richwood suffered an immeasurable loss
	with the death of this valiant soldier on January 16, 2007, at the
	age of 19; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Schockmel served as a proud member of the
	1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
	Infantry Division stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado; he was
	deployed to Iraq in October 2006 and died during combat operations
	in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, only days after returning from a short Christmas
	leave; and
	WHEREAS, Born on August 24, 1987, Specialist Schockmel spent
	his childhood in both Texas and Arizona; he was known for his
	fun-loving personality, musical talent on the saxophone, enjoyment
	of games, competitive spirit on the school wrestling team, and his
	generous, compassionate nature especially in regards to children,
	animals, and the elderly; and
	WHEREAS, A devout member of the local Episcopal church,
	Specialist Schockmel served as an acolyte, sang in the choir, and
	was an enthusiastic participant in all youth activities; and
	WHEREAS, Proud of his service as a soldier, he believed
	strongly in giving of his time and talents to further the ideals of
	the armed services; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men
	and women whose love for their country inspires them to take up
	military service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary soldier is
	a sobering reminder of the cost of war; those who knew and loved
	Specialist Schockmel 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 U.S. Army Specialist
	Collin Ryan Schockmel and extend sincere sympathy to the members of
	his family: to his mother, Kristin Shinn; to his sister, Emily
	Schockmel; to his brother, Charles Shinn; to his stepsister,
	Heather Shinn; to his stepbrother, Brian Shinn; to his grandmother,
	Bernadine Schockmel; to his aunts and uncles, Lauren and Randy
	Crim, Keith and Beth Schockmel, Matthew Schockmel and Robin
	Simpson, and Nathan Schockmel and Karen Nettles Schockmel; 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 U.S. Army
	Specialist Collin Ryan Schockmel.
	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. 849 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 14, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House