H.R. No. 2557

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by
	family and friends at the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Bradley
	Espinoza of Alton, who died in Iraq on October 19, 2009, at the age
	of 26; and
	WHEREAS, A combat engineer assigned to the 1st Battalion,
	12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
	Division, out of Fort Hood, Staff Sergeant Espinoza was killed by an
	improvised explosive device in Qayyarah West, Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, Bradley Espinoza was born in San Juan, Texas, on
	September 12, 1983; after graduating from Mission High School in
	2002, he enlisted in the U.S. Army; he was serving his third tour of
	duty in Iraq at the time of his passing; and
	WHEREAS, During his years in the military, Staff Sergeant
	Espinoza earned numerous awards and decorations, including the Army
	Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense
	Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism
	Expeditionary Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; in
	recognition of his ultimate sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded
	the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and
	WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and
	women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military
	service, yet the tragic death of this brave young man is a sobering
	reminder of the perils they face in times of war; Staff Sergeant
	Espinoza embodied the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces, and
	those who knew and loved him will forever carry him close in their
	hearts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Staff Sergeant
	Bradley Espinoza and extend sincere condolences to the members of
	his family: to his wife, Maria Espinoza; to his children, Joseph and
	Celeste Espinoza; to his mother, Magdalena Espinoza, and his
	father, Miguel A. Deleon; to his brothers and sisters, Gabriel,
	Miguel, Vanessa, and Valeria; to his maternal grandparents, Reyes
	and Maria Loredo; to his paternal grandparents, Amel Deleon and
	Felizida Deleon; and to his other relatives and 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 Bradley
	Espinoza.
	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. 2557 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 30, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House