SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1179
	In Memory
	of
	Alexis Vicente Maldonado
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
	commemorates the life of Specialist Alexis Vicente Maldonado,
	who died August 21, 2010, at the age of 20, while serving his
	country in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom;
	and
	WHEREAS, Alexis Maldonado was born July 16, 1990, in
	Wichita Falls to Jesse and Alicia Maldonado; after graduating
	from high school, he became the proud father of a baby boy named
	Isaiah; and
	WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Army and was
	trained as a combat engineer; he was assigned to the 20th
	Engineer Battalion as part of the 510th Clearance Company, 3rd
	Platoon; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Maldonado completed more than 100
	clearance missions as a machine gunner in Afghanistan; he was
	awarded numerous medals and service ribbons, including the
	Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and
	WHEREAS, Specialist Alexis Vicente Maldonado was an
	honorable and courageous patriot who was serving in a foreign
	land during a time of extreme danger when he made the ultimate
	sacrifice for his country; an exemplary soldier, a loving and
	dedicated father, and a devoted son, he leaves behind memories
	that will be treasured forever by his family and many friends;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
	family of Alexis Vicente Maldonado: his son, Isaiah Malachi
	Maldonado; his father, Jesse Maldonado, and his wife, Linda; his
	mother, Alicia Maldonado, and her husband, Keith Hastings; his
	grandparents, Robert and Irene Butterfield, Frank and Rosie
	Rodriguez, Ruben and Ruth Castillo, and David Hernandez
	Everette; his great-grandmother, Jesusa Garcia Aguirre; his
	brothers, Brad Newlin and Sergio Maldonado; his sister, Aleksi
	Marie Maldonado; and his fiancé, Baronica Chapa; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate,
	and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
	Alexis Vicente Maldonado.
	Estes
	Birdwell Hegar Seliger
	Carona Hinojosa Shapiro
	Davis Huffman Uresti
	Deuell Jackson Van de Putte
	Duncan Lucio Watson
	Ellis Nelson Wentworth
	Eltife Nichols West
	Fraser Ogden Whitmire
	Gallegos Patrick Williams
	Harris Rodriguez Zaffirini
	Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on May 25, 2011, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate