H.R. No. 2282
 
R E S O L U T I O N
       WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
at the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alberto Virrueta Sanchez of
Houston, who died while bravely serving his country on June 24,
2006, at the age of 33; and
       WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment,
3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Staff
Sergeant Sanchez was mortally wounded when a roadside bomb
detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Balad, Iraq;
and
       WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
and gratitude; and
       WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed
forces, Alberto Virrueta Sanchez inspired others with his
fortitude, tenacity, and courage; although his death leaves a void
in the lives of his loved ones, they will forever carry memories of
this heroic Texan 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 Staff Sergeant
Alberto Virrueta Sanchez and extend deepest 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 U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant Alberto Virrueta Sanchez.
Noriega
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. 2282 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 18, 2007.
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Chief Clerk of the House