Bill Text: TX HR134 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza of Laredo.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR134-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza of Laredo.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR134-Introduced.html
87S21492 BK-D | ||
By: King of Uvalde | H.R. No. 134 |
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal | ||
David Lee Espinoza of Laredo suffered an immeasurable loss with the | ||
death of this valiant soldier on August 26, 2021, at the age of 20; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Corporal Espinoza was killed in a suicide bombing | ||
attack near the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, while | ||
assisting with the evacuation of civilians from the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Laredo and raised in Rio Bravo, David Lee | ||
Espinoza was a 2019 graduate of Lyndon B. Johnson High School; his | ||
loving family included his mother, Elizabeth Holguin, his | ||
stepfather, Victor Manuel Dominguez, and his three younger | ||
siblings; after high school, his desire to serve his country | ||
inspired him to enlist in the military, and he was stationed in | ||
Jordan for two years before being transferred to Afghanistan a week | ||
before his death; and | ||
WHEREAS, For his heroism and sacrifice, Americans owe | ||
Corporal David Lee Espinoza a debt that the passage of time can | ||
never diminish, and his legacy of courageous service will forever | ||
be a source of pride to those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza and extend heartfelt | ||
condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Corporal | ||
Espinoza. |