H.C.R. No. 47

	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Words cannot express the heartache felt at the loss
	of U.S. Army Private First Class Ira Benjamin Laningham IV of
	Zapata, who died in Afghanistan on January 7, 2011, at the age of
	22; and
	WHEREAS, Private Laningham enlisted in the army in November
	2009, deploying to Afghanistan in October 2010; he bravely served
	his country as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry
	Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and his
	courageous actions earned him the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple
	Heart, and the National Defense Service Medal; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on
	September 1, 1988, Ben Laningham graduated from Zapata High
	School, where he was trumpet section leader in the marching band and
	lead trumpet for Mariachi Halcon; he enjoyed playing his guitar and
	video games and spending time with his family and friends; and
	WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
	servicemen and servicewomen, whose courageous efforts and enormous
	sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest respect
	and gratitude; through his unwavering dedication to duty and honor,
	Ben Laningham embodied the highest ideals of the United States
	Army, and memories of his love and friendship will forever be
	cherished by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Private First Class Ira
	Benjamin Laningham IV and extend deepest sympathy to the members of
	his family: to his wife, Stephanie A. Laningham; to his parents,
	Norma and Enrique Cantu; to his siblings, Private Joseph Cantu,
	Enrique Cantu, and Amanda Cantu; to his grandparents, Lauro and
	Olinda Guerra and Humberto and Felicitas Cantu; and to his other
	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory
	of Private Ira Benjamin Laningham IV.
	Guillen
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 47 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 24, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 47 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the Senate on March 17, 2011.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor