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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 death of U.S. Army Specialist Eddie Tamez of Galveston, who |
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lost his life while bravely serving his country in Iraq on April 27, |
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2007, at the age of 21; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, |
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1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Specialist Tamez |
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was mortally wounded when struck by a roadside bomb in Fallujah; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 18, 1986, Eddie Tamez joined the |
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army soon after his 2004 graduation from Ball High School, where he |
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was an honor graduate of the ROTC program and a member of the |
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Hispanic Dance group; trained as a chemical operations specialist, |
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he was deployed to Iraq in early 2007, and his meritorious service |
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earned him a number of military decorations, including the Iraq |
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Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Expert |
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Marksmanship Badge, and the Deutsch Marksmanship Badge; he has |
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posthumously been awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the |
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Army Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Action Badge; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Tamez loved to travel, and his first duty |
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assignment to Germany enabled him and his wife, Keyris, to explore |
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that country as well as Switzerland, Austria, and Italy; he also |
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enjoyed dancing and playing pool, poker, and the drums; and |
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WHEREAS, Specialist Tamez embodied the highest standards of |
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the United States armed forces, and his valiant efforts and immense |
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sacrifice are deserving of the respect and appreciation of every |
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American; although his loss has left a tremendous void in the lives |
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of all who knew him, they will forever treasure the memory of his |
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heroic and patriotic service; 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. Army Specialist |
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Eddie Tamez and extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Keyris Sanchez |
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Tamez; to his father, Henry Arreola; to his mother, Magdalena Dunn; |
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to his sisters, Magdalena Romero and her husband, Alberto, and |
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Manuela Zarate and her husband, Leo; to his brothers, Francisco |
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Dunn and his wife, Deyse, and Alejandro Dunn and his wife, |
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Christina; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Eddie |
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Tamez. |