80R19053(5) JNC-D
 
  By: Swinford H.R. No. 2309
 
 
 
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 Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr., of Laredo,
  who died while bravely serving his country on June 8, 2005, at the
  age of 31; and
         WHEREAS, Assigned to Company B, 297th Military Intelligence
  Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Sergeant Arizola
  was killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in
  Baghdad, 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, Roberto Arizola, Jr., 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 Sergeant Roberto
  Arizola, Jr., 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
  Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr.