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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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by family and friends at the loss of U.S. Army Sergeant Anselmo |
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Martinez III of Robstown, who died on May 18, 2007, at the age of 26; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Martinez was killed while bravely serving |
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his country during combat operations in Tahrir, Iraq, with the 1st |
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Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st |
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Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Diana G. Martinez and Anselmo Martinez, |
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Jr., Sergeant Martinez was affectionately known as "Baby Junior," |
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or B. J. for short; he graduated from Robstown High School, where he |
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was a member of the woodshop club, and joined the army in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, he cherished his wife, |
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Christina, and their two young daughters, Felicity and Eliana; in |
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his free time, he enjoyed fishing, especially at Oso Bay; and |
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WHEREAS, Described as funny, sweet, and polite, Anselmo |
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Martinez embodied the highest ideals of the armed services, and the |
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memory of his love and friendship will always be treasured by those |
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who knew him; 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 Anselmo |
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Martinez III and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Christina Martinez; to his children, Felicity |
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and Eliana Martinez; to his mother and father, Diana G. Martinez and |
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Anselmo Martinez, Jr.; to his siblings, Gabriela Espinoza, Belinda |
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Espinoza, Davi Espinoza, Galdina Ibarra, and Alejandro Martinez; to |
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his grandparents, Serapio Garcia, Sr., and Margarita and Anselmo |
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Martinez, Sr.; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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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 |
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Sergeant Anselmo Martinez III. |
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Herrero |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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| Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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| Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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| Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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| Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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| Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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| Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2860 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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