H.R. No. 2411

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at
	the loss of U.S. Army Reserve Captain Shane Mahaffee, who died on
	May 15, 2006, at the age of 36, from wounds he sustained while
	serving his country in Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, Born on June 5, 1969, Shane Mahaffee graduated from
	Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, in 1991; he was
	commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant and served eight years in the
	active U.S. Army Reserve, during which time he rose to the rank of
	captain and earned a doctor of jurisprudence degree from Widener
	University School of Law in Pennsylvania; a practicing attorney in
	Waukegan, Illinois, he remained a member of the reserve until
	January 2006, when he was recalled to active duty for his special
	skills as an airborne infantry officer; and
	WHEREAS, Captain Mahaffee was widely admired among friends
	and associates in the legal community for his composure,
	reliability, and dedication to his clients; assigned to the 2nd
	Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, he brought much of
	those same traits to the battlefield, where his first concern was
	the protection of his fellow soldiers; despite the dangerous nature
	of his assignment, he took great pride in his work and was committed
	to fulfilling his mission to the very best of his ability; his
	courageous actions earned him the Combat Infantry Badge and the
	Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals; and
	WHEREAS, A loving husband and proud father, Captain Mahaffee
	arranged for his wife of eight years, Jennifer Mahaffee, to receive
	a bouquet of flowers each month during his absence, and he drew
	inspiration from his children, Adelia Rose and Ethan Edward; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
	women whose love of country leads them to military duty, and time
	can never diminish the profound debt that Americans owe to Captain
	Mahaffee for the service he undertook and the sacrifice he
	rendered; and
	WHEREAS, Although his passing has left a void in the lives of
	those who were blessed with his love and friendship, Shane Mahaffee
	will long be remembered for the integrity, valor, and selflessness
	with which he lived his life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Captain Shane
	Mahaffee and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
	to his wife, Jennifer Mahaffee; to his children, Adelia Rose and
	Ethan Edward; to his parents, Steve and Betty Martin and Hannelore
	and Skip Mahaffee; to his brothers, Timothy Martin and his wife,
	Tracy, and Brian Martin and his wife, Leah; to his sisters, Tiffany
	Willett and her husband, Don, and Amy Mennecke and her husband,
	Erik; to his grandparents, Jean Martin and Herbert Reichert; 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 Captain
	Shane Mahaffee.
	Hilderbran
	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. 2411 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 22, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House