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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Wharton lost a brave and admirable |
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public servant when Captain Thomas Araguz III of the Wharton |
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Volunteer Fire Department died in the line of duty on July 3, 2010, |
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at the age of 30; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 30, 1980, to Thomas Araguz, Jr., and |
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Simona Rodriguez Longoria, Thomas Trevino Araguz was a church altar |
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server and graduated from Wharton High School and Wharton County |
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Junior College; as a youth, he played the bass guitar and trumpet |
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and took part in Boy Scout activities; and |
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WHEREAS, He joined the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department at |
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the age of 18, and during his 11-year career he courageously served |
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his fellow citizens; he reached the rank of captain in the |
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department on January 9, 2010, and weeks before his death he became |
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a peace officer in the Wharton County Sheriff's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Captain Araguz prized the time he spent |
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with his two sons, Trevor and Tyler, and enjoyed camping and |
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building model airplanes with them; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of his profession, |
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Captain Thomas Araguz III made immeasurable contributions to his |
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community, and he will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts |
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of his many loved ones; now, 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 Captain Thomas Araguz |
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III and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn his passing; |
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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 Captain |
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Thomas Araguz III. |
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Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 977 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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