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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Gilbert "Beto" |
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Minjares, Jr., of El Paso, who died on February 7, 2007, at the age |
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of 31, while serving his country in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine |
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Aircraft Wing, based at Cherry Point, North Carolina, Petty |
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Officer Minjares was killed in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar |
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Province; deployed to Iraq just seven days earlier, he served as a |
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hospital corpsman; and |
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WHEREAS, Beto Minjares graduated in 1994 from Hanks High |
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School, where he played fullback and quarterback on the football |
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team; he went on to pursue a career as a medic in the navy and |
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completed training at the Basic Hospital Corps School; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his hearty smile and love of dancing, |
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Petty Officer Minjares was a devoted husband, father, son, and |
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brother; he was proud to belong to the U.S. armed forces and eagerly |
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volunteered his service for Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men |
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and women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and |
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time can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to |
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Gilbert Minjares for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he |
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rendered; and |
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WHEREAS, The thoughts and prayers of many go out to the family |
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of this beloved man; he was a soldier of honor and valor, and those |
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who were fortunate to share in the blessing of his life will forever |
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carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Navy Petty |
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Officer First Class Gilbert "Beto" Minjares, Jr., and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Jeannie |
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Minjares; to his son, Gilbert Minjares III; to his daughter, |
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Miranda Minjares; to his parents, Rosa and Gilbert Minjares, Sr.; |
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to his sisters, Zonia and Aurora Minjares and Laura Gomez; to his |
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brother, Joe Minjares; to his grandmother, Maria G. Cano; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Navy |
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Petty Officer First Class Gilbert "Beto" Minjares, Jr. |
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Chavez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1346 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 13, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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