Bill Text: TX HR98 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lieutenant Milton Gabriel Resendez of the San Benito Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR98 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR98-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 98 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
| the loss of Lieutenant Milton Gabriel Resendez of the San Benito | ||
| Police Department, who died in the line of duty on October 17, 2023, | ||
| at the age of 54; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Meliton and Susana M. Resendez on | ||
| September 2, 1969, Milton Resendez grew up with the companionship | ||
| of his five siblings, José, Terry, Mauricio, Xavier, and | ||
| Jacqueline; after graduating from San Benito High School, he | ||
| attended Texas Southmost College and the Lower Rio Grande Valley | ||
| Development Council Police Academy on the way to a career in law | ||
| enforcement; he was employed with the Brownsville and Palm Valley | ||
| Police Departments before joining the San Benito Consolidated | ||
| Independent School District's police force, and he spent the last | ||
| 26 years of his career with the San Benito Police Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Resendez found great fulfillment in | ||
| protecting and serving the residents of his hometown of San Benito, | ||
| and he demonstrated tremendous courage and devotion to duty up | ||
| until the final moments of his life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Blessed with a family whom he adored, Lieutenant | ||
| Resendez shared 27 years of marriage with the love of his life, | ||
| Melissa G. Resendez, and he enjoyed the affection of many nieces, | ||
| nephews, and godchildren; he was an avid comic book and toy | ||
| collector, and he also took pleasure in gardening, watching movies, | ||
| cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans, and | ||
| listening to his favorite band, KISS; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Serving the community he loved with honor and | ||
| dedication, Milton Resendez embodied the highest ideals of his | ||
| profession, and his heroism and sacrifice will long be remembered | ||
| by all those whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Lieutenant Milton Gabriel Resendez and extend heartfelt sympathy | ||
| to his family, his friends, and his brothers and sisters in blue; | ||
| 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 Milton | ||
| Resendez. | ||
| Lopez of Cameron | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 98 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
