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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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at the loss of U.S. Marine Sergeant Lorenzo Aranda, Jr., of Baytown, |
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who died on April 25, 2012, at the age of 27; and |
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WHEREAS, Stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, Sergeant |
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Aranda served his country with distinction during Operation Iraqi |
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Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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servicemen and servicewomen, whose love for their country inspires |
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them to take up military service, and whose dedicated efforts and |
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enormous sacrifices are deserving of their fellow citizens' deepest |
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respect and gratitude; and |
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WHEREAS, Lorenzo Aranda exemplified the highest ideals of the |
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U.S. armed forces, and those who knew and loved him will forever |
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carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Marine Sergeant Lorenzo |
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Aranda, Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn his |
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passing; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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U.S. Marine Sergeant Lorenzo Aranda, Jr. |