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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 14
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jesus Vargas |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of the Brazoria |
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County Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty on January |
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15, 2025, at the age of 41, and his untimely passing is a tragic |
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loss to his family, to his fellow officers, and to the residents |
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of his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 28, 1983, to Felix and Genoveva |
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Vargas, Jesse Vargas grew up with the companionship of his seven |
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siblings, Francisco, Guadalupe, Marisol, Felix, Eduardo, Benito, |
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and Susanna; he went on to exchange wedding vows with Digna |
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Emerita Bonilla, and the couple were blessed with three |
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daughters, Josephine, Breanna, and Sofia; he was also a beloved |
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uncle to many nieces and nephews; and |
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WHEREAS, As a 17-year veteran of law enforcement, Deputy |
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Vargas dedicated his life to protecting and serving his |
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community; he was a pillar of support to those around him, both on |
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and off the job, and his compassion and devotion to duty left a |
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lasting impression on his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Jesse Vargas was a courageous and caring |
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law enforcement officer who embodied the highest ideals of his |
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profession, and he will forever be remembered with admiration and |
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affection by those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas |
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and extend deepest condolences to all those who mourn his passing: to |
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his wife, Digna Emerita Bonilla; to his daughters, Josephine Marie |
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Vargas, Breanna Emerita Vargas, and Sofia Isabelle Vargas; to his |
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parents, Felix Vargas Sr. and Genoveva Vargas; to his siblings, |
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Francisco Vargas, Guadalupe Vargas and her husband, Rafael Cruz, |
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Marisol Vargas Gamboa and her husband, Ruben, Felix Vargas Jr. and his |
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wife, Cindy, Eduardo Vargas and his wife, Francine, Benito Vargas and |
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his wife, Crystal, and Susanna Cabrera and her husband, Luis; to his |
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mother-in-law, Anna Bonilla; to his sisters-in-law, Susana Celestino |
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and her husband, Jose, and Emily Cruz and her husband, Alberto; to his |
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law enforcement partner of six years, Chase Grupe; and to his other |
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relatives, his friends, and his brothers and sisters in blue; and, be |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas. |
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Middleton |
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Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Parker |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Paxton |
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| Creighton |
Hughes |
Schwertner |
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| Gutierrez |
Kolkhorst |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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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 January 28, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |