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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 Sergeant Danny Richard Soto, who died on June |
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16, 2007, at the age of 24; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery |
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Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Sergeant Soto was |
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killed while bravely serving his country in Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Honduras, Danny Soto moved to Texas with |
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his family at the age of 11; a loving husband and father, he brought |
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joy and laughter into the lives of his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Soto exemplified the highest ideals of the |
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United States armed forces, inspiring 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 Sergeant |
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Danny Richard Soto and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Vanessa; to his son, Jonathan Raymond Soto; to |
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his mother, Marina Horsford; to his sisters, Marci and Joanna Soto; |
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and to his other relatives and many friends; 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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Sergeant Danny Richard Soto. |