SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 387
	In Memory
	of
	Eduardo Chavez
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
	commemorates the life of Eduardo Chavez, who died May 2, 2006,
	at the age of 30; and
	WHEREAS, A highway patrolman with the Texas Department
	of Public Safety, Trooper Chavez died while responding to a call
	to assist his brother, Trooper Enrique Chavez, on a narcotics
	arrest; he had joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in
	2003 and was stationed in Palmview; and
	WHEREAS, He had formerly served as a deputy with the
	Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department; in September of 2001, he
	risked his own life to save the life of a drowning child and to
	help a firefighter who was close to drowning; and
	WHEREAS, Eduardo Chavez was born on December 1, 1975, in
	Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico; he was a resident of Edinburg, Texas,
	for most of his life; a graduate of Edinburg High School, he
	attended South Texas Community College and The University of
	Texas-Pan American; and
	WHEREAS, Eduardo Chavez had a special dedication to duty
	and strived for excellence in all of his endeavors; he had achieved
	a high level of expertise in the field of drug enforcement and
	was considered a true leader in his district; and
	WHEREAS, State Trooper Eduardo Chavez was a courageous
	young man with spirit and enthusiasm who was dedicated to his
	work as a trooper and to protecting the citizens of this state;
	for his service and his sacrifice, Texas citizens are eternally
	grateful; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of State Trooper
	Eduardo Chavez and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved
	family: his wife, Iliana Chavez; his son, Eduardo Chavez, Jr.;
	his parents, Enrique Chavez, Sr., and Isabel Chavez; his brothers,
	Enrique Chavez and German Chavez; and his sister, Monica Chavez;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	the members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy
	from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this
	day, it do so in memory of Eduardo Chavez.
	Hinojosa
	Averitt Harris Shapiro
	Brimer Hegar Shapleigh
	Carona Jackson 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 March 6, 2007, by a
	rising vote.
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	Secretary of the Senate
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	Member, Texas Senate