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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 death of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Christopher Shawn Baltazar, |
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Jr., of San Antonio, who lost his life while serving his country in |
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Afghanistan on September 3, 2009, at the age of 19; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of New York state, Christopher Baltazar was |
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born on September 23, 1989; he relocated to the Alamo City in the |
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sixth grade and attended Judson High School, where he was a valued |
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member of the JROTC; following in the footsteps of his mother, he |
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joined the military after earning his diploma; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed young man delighted in making others |
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smile; devoted to his Christian faith, he was an active member of |
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Cornerstone Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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service, yet the tragic death of this exemplary Marine is a sobering |
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reminder of the cost of war; Lance Corporal Baltazar embodied the |
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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 Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Marine Lance |
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Corporal Christopher Shawn Baltazar, Jr., and extend deepest |
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sympathy to the members of his family: to his mother, U.S. Army |
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Staff Sergeant Beatriz Alberts; to his brother and sister; to his |
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stepbrothers; and to all those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 |
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Christopher Shawn Baltazar, Jr. |