H.R. No. 1801
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of
  United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent
  Jaime Jorge Zapata, who was killed on February 15, 2011, at the age
  of 32; and
         WHEREAS, Born on May 7, 1978, in Brownsville to Amador
  Zapata, Jr., and Mary Zapata-Munoz, Jaime Zapata graduated from The
  University of Texas at Brownsville in 2005 with a degree in criminal
  justice; he joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement the
  following year; and
         WHEREAS, Agent Zapata was assigned to the Office of the
  Deputy Special Agent in Charge in Laredo, and served on the Human
  Smuggling and Trafficking Unit as well as the Border Enforcement
  Security Task Force; he recently was detailed to ICE's attache
  office at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City; and
         WHEREAS, A kind and generous individual who enjoyed hunting
  and fishing with his many friends and who cherished his fiancee,
  Stacye Joyner, Agent Zapata was always ready to help those in need;
  he was known for his dedication to duty and to the job he loved; and
         WHEREAS, More than 1,000 mourners gathered at Agent Zapata's
  funeral, including Victor Avila, who survived the attack that
  killed his colleague; speaking at the funeral were Homeland
  Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Attorney General Eric
  Holder, and ICE Director John Morton; and
         WHEREAS, Jaime Zapata was a courageous agent who gave his
  life in the line of duty; his heroism remains vivid in the hearts of
  those who cared for him and in the minds of those who remember the
  tragic events of that fateful day; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Immigration and
  Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata and extend
  sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his parents,
  Amador Zapata, Jr., and Mary Zapata-Munoz; to his fiancee, Stacye
  Joyner; to his brothers, Amador Zapata III and his wife, Claudia,
  Carlos Ismael Zapata and his wife, Claudia, Jose Israel Zapata and
  his wife, Yazmina, and Erick William Zapata; to his aunts and
  uncles, Maria Adelina Guerra and her husband, Raul, Jorge Luis
  Zapata and his wife, Rosa, Alma Diana Canales and her husband,
  Romeo, Alfredo Munoz and his wife, Rosalinda, Felix Munoz and his
  wife, Diana, Norberto Munoz and his wife, Sara, Jose Joaquin Munoz
  and his wife, Rachel, Ralph R. Munoz and his wife, Belinda, and
  Pablo Munoz and his wife, Elda; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jaime Jorge
  Zapata.
 
  Gonzales of Hidalgo
 
 
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
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1801 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on May 19, 2011.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House