88(4) HR 23 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	H.R.  No.  23

	R E S O L U T I O N
	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, Jos  , 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, 4th 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
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 23 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on November 14, 2023.
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	Chief Clerk of the House