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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues will forever |
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treasure their memories of Trooper Moises Sanchez of the Texas |
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Highway Patrol, who tragically lost his life on August 24, 2019, at |
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the age of 49, from injuries sustained in the line of duty; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in McAllen as Moises Cruz, |
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Mr. Sanchez later changed his name to honor his stepfather; a |
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hardworking student, he graduated in 1989 from McAllen Memorial |
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High School, where he was a hall of famer in the school's Marine |
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Corps Junior ROTC program; he went on to serve in the Marines from |
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1989 to 1991, before embarking on his career in law enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, Trooper Sanchez joined the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety and was assigned to the DPS Palmview station, and he |
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demonstrated courage and dedication in performing his duties; on |
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April 6, 2019, he was shot multiple times while responding to a |
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traffic accident, and he went on to endure a number of surgeries in |
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the months that followed; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family, Trooper Sanchez |
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enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Yvonne, whom he married in |
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1996, and he took great pride in his two sons, Zachary and |
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Zebastian, and his daughter, Zoey; and |
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WHEREAS, Moises Sanchez was an exemplary police officer and a |
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caring husband and father, and his service and sacrifice in behalf |
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of his community will long be remembered by all those whose lives he |
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touched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Trooper Moises |
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Sanchez and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Yvonne Sanchez; to his children, Zachary, |
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Zebastian, and Zoey Sanchez; to his parents-in-law, Saul and Santa |
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Uvalle; to his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Garcia; to his |
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brother-in-law, Saul Uvalle Jr.; to his numerous nieces and |
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nephews; and to his other relatives, his friends, and his brothers |
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and sisters in blue; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Moises |
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Sanchez. |