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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the loss of U.S. Army Sergeant Reyes Ramirez of Willis, who died |
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while bravely serving his country on June 17, 2006, at the age of |
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23; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, |
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Sergeant Ramirez was one of two soldiers killed when a roadside |
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bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations near |
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Ramadi, Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous |
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sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect |
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and gratitude; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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forces, Reyes Ramirez inspired others with his fortitude, tenacity, |
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and courage; although his death leaves a void in the lives of his |
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loved ones, they will forever carry memories of this heroic Texan |
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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 Sergeant Reyes |
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Ramirez and extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn his |
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passing; 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. |
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Army Sergeant Reyes Ramirez. |