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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Juan F. Campos of McAllen, who |
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died on June 1, 2007, at the age of 27; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry |
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Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Sergeant |
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Campos was based at Schweinfurt, Germany; he died at Brooke Army |
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Medical Center in San Antonio from wounds he had sustained during an |
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attack on his unit on May 14, 2007, in Baghdad; he had been bravely |
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serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, and he was posthumously |
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awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on November 28, 1979, to Santos and |
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Maria Campos, Juan Campos went on to graduate from high school in |
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McAllen, and in 2000, he met his future wife, Jamie Drury-Campos; a |
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loving husband and father, Sergeant Campos brought joy and laughter |
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into the lives of his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, Sergeant Campos inspired others with his leadership |
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and courage; although he is deeply missed, he will forever be |
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treasured in the hearts of his loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Staff |
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Sergeant Juan F. Campos and extend sincere sympathy to all those who |
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mourn his passing; and, be 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 U.S. Army |
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Staff Sergeant Juan F. Campos. |
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Gonzales |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2306 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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