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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 793
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In Memory |
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Jose M. Lopez |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life and service of Sergeant Jose M. Lopez, who |
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died May 16, 2005, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Lopez was born June 1, 1912; he grew up in |
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Brownsville with his uncle after losing his parents at a young |
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age; he learned the value of hard work by taking jobs to help |
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support his new family; he married Emilia Herrera, and they |
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enjoyed 62 years of marriage together; and |
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WHEREAS, Soon after the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Lopez |
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enlisted in the United States Army; on December 17, 1944, while |
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under heavy enemy fire during the Battle of the Bulge, he |
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disregarded his own safety and moved his heavy machine gun |
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multiple times to prevent German troops from overwhelming his |
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unit's position; and |
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WHEREAS, In the face of advancing tanks and numerically |
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superior forces, he continued to move his machine gun where it |
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would best support his unit; he is credited with killing more than |
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100 enemy soldiers and with almost singlehandedly keeping his unit |
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from being overrun; in recognition of his courage and intrepidity, |
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he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration given to |
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a member of the United States armed forces; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Brownsville, and his |
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service has been commemorated with a statue in his likeness in |
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Brownsville'sVeteransPark;inaddition,thecitizensof |
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Mission honored his extraordinary acts of heroism by naming a |
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park and a street in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, A shining example of a true American hero, |
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Sergeant Lopez is a part of the long line of brave men and women |
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whose courage and sacrifice have left an indelible mark on this |
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state and nation; he has left behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by all who were privileged to share in his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of |
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Sergeant Jose M. Lopez; 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 gratitude and respect and that |
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when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant |
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Jose M. Lopez. |
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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 21, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |