[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 48 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Page 2092]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Deaths of Frank Madla, Mary Cruz, and Aleena Jimenez

November 26, 2006

    Laura and I are deeply saddened by the deaths of Frank Madla, his 
mother-in-law, Mary Cruz, and his granddaughter, Aleena Jimenez. Frank 
was a dedicated public servant who devoted more than three decades of 
his life to serving his State and all its people in the Texas house and 
senate. Frank never hesitated to reach across party lines to do what was 
best for his fellow Texans, and I was proud to work with him when I was 
Governor. Texas has lost a fine man. Laura and I pray for the full and 
speedy recovery of Frank's wife, Helen. We send our deepest sympathies 
to the entire family for their loss.