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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 U.S. Army Specialist Michael James Jaurigue of Texas |
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City, who was killed in Iraq on May 26, 2007, at the age of 20; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute |
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Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, |
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Specialist Jaurigue was a machine gunner who had been in Iraq since |
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August 2006; he was mortally wounded during combat operations near |
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Samarra; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite the dangerous nature of his assignment, |
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Specialist Jaurigue was committed to fulfilling his mission to the |
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very best of his ability, and the heroism he demonstrated in battle |
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earned him numerous decorations, including the Bronze Star and |
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Purple Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Jaurigue was born on August 11, 1986, in |
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Honolulu, Hawaii; he attended Texas City High School before |
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graduating from Dickinson High School in 2004; a member of the |
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American Legion in Texas City, he enjoyed visiting the post to shoot |
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pool and listen to music with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have young men |
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and women whose love for their country inspires them to military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary young man is a |
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sobering reminder of the cost of war; Specialist Jaurigue embodied |
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the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and |
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loved him will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representative of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Specialist |
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Michael James Jaurigue and extend deepest sympathy to the members |
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of his family: to his father, Jose Noe Jaurigue; to his mother, |
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Juana Nico Jaurigue; to his sister, Monica Jaurigue; to his nephew, |
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Kevin Heimavr; to his grandparents, Miqueila Almanza and Epifanio |
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and Teresa Mata; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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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 Michael |
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James Jaurigue. |