SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 355
	In Memory
	of
	Ryan Adam Miller
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss
	of Lance Corporal Ryan Adam Miller of Pearland, who died in Iraq
	on September 14, 2006, at the age of 19; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Houston on October 9, 1986, Corporal Miller
	attended Pearland High School but completed his secondary education
	through instruction at home; a proud, third-generation Marine,
	he enlisted in the corps shortly after his 18th birthday and
	graduated from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
	on May 13, 2005; seven months later he was promoted to the rank
	of lance corporal; and
	WHEREAS, This courageous young man served with the
	3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine
	Expeditionary Force; he deployed to Iraq in March of 2006, and
	during his tour of duty there he earned the deep admiration and
	respect of his fellow Marines; Corporal Miller was mortally wounded
	while patrolling in Barwana, in Al Anbar province; and
	WHEREAS, Raised in a loving family, Ryan Miller grew to be
	a young man toward whom people were naturally drawn, attracted by
	his unfailing kindness and warmth and his ready sense of humor;
	an ardent fan of the Houston Astros, he played baseball with the
	Dad's Club when he was a boy; and
	WHEREAS, Corporal Miller was a man of strong faith and a
	member of Fellowship Bible Church; he planned, after leaving the
	military, to join the Houston Police Department, where both his
	parents had built distinguished careers; and
	WHEREAS, For his selfless efforts and immeasurable sacrifice,
	Americans owe to Ryan Miller a debt that the passage of time can
	never diminish, and those who loved him will forever carry him
	close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of
	Lance Corporal Ryan Adam Miller and extend sincere sympathy
	to the members of his family: his parents, Frank Miller
	and Jeannine Maughmer-Miller; his sister, Meghan Miller;
	his brother, Brandon Miller, and his wife, Leasha; his
	grandmother, Betty Maughmer; his aunts and uncles, Lyn Swan,
	Joan and Raymond Goodnight, Michelle and Dexter McKey,
	Denise Daniels, and Cheryl and Lynn Maughmer; and his many
	other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
	for his family, and that when the Senate adjourns this day,
	it do so in memory of Lance Corporal Ryan Adam Miller.
	Jackson
	Averitt Harris Shapiro
	Brimer Hegar Shapleigh
	Carona Hinojosa Uresti
	Deuell Janek Van de Putte
	Duncan Lucio Watson
	Ellis Nelson Wentworth
	Eltife Nichols West
	Estes Ogden Whitmire
	Fraser Patrick Williams
	Gallegos Seliger Zaffirini
	Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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	President of the Senate
	I hereby certify that the
	above Resolution was adopted by
	the Senate on February 28, 2007,
	by a rising vote.
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	Secretary of the Senate
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	Member, Texas Senate