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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 994
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In Memory |
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of |
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Rosendo DeLeon |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Rosendo DeLeon, who died May 14, 2015, |
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at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, Rosendo DeLeon was born June 24, 1967, in |
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Falfurrias; he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps shortly |
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after graduating from H. M. King High School; and |
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WHEREAS, He served with distinction for five years, and his |
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service included tours of duty at United States embassies in San |
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Salvador and Colombia; he left the military in 1993 and served as |
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a deputy sheriff in Corpus Christi and as a military advisor to |
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pipeline companies in Bogota, Colombia; and |
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WHEREAS, He reentered military service in 1997 as a member |
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of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, and served in Okinawa, Japan, |
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and Haiti; he served as a recruiter for a time before |
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transferring to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and serving in |
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combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a gunnery sergeant; |
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he retired with the rank of master sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband and father, and he leaves |
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behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and |
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countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Rosendo DeLeon: his wife, Sandra DeLeon; his children, |
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John Ross and Ashley Nicole DeLeon; his parents, Martin and |
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Olinda DeLeon; and his siblings, Pete, Paulino, Laurie, Lisa, |
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Christina, and Marie; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Rosendo DeLeon. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 26, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |