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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 loss of Sergeant Omar Leonardo Mora of Texas City, who died |
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while bravely serving this nation in Iraq on September 10, 2007, at |
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the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Mora was on his second tour of duty with the |
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82nd Airborne Division when he was mortally wounded in a vehicle |
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accident in Baghdad; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ecuador, Omar Mora came to the United States |
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at the age of two and grew up in Texas City; he graduated from La |
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Marque High School and went on to attend the College of the |
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Mainland; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving husband, father, son, and brother, Sergeant |
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Mora will be remembered for his cheerful nature, his zest for life, |
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and his strong desire to help others; for relaxation in his leisure |
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time, he enjoyed playing soccer, working on cars, and attending |
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functions at his church, St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Mora was drawn to the military out of a |
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sense of duty, enlisting to serve the United States before he had |
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even been granted citizenship; he was an American who fought to |
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defend the rights and privileges of all citizens of his adopted |
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country, including the freedom to openly and passionately express |
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one's personal beliefs; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unfaltering devotion to duty and honor, |
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Sergeant Mora embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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armed forces, and his immeasurable sacrifice is one that the |
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passage of time can never diminish; 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 Sergeant Omar |
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Leonardo Mora and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Christa; to his daughter, Jordan; to his mother |
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and stepfather, Olga and Robert Capetillo; to his sister, Erica |
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Capetillo; to his brother, Roger Mora, and his wife, Eve; and to all |
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who mourn the passing of this beloved young man; 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 Omar |
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Leonardo Mora. |
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Eiland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2312 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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