HM 57 — "NEW MEXICO'S ANGELS ON EARTH DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 57PROCLAIMING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE6, -2018 STATE"NEW OFMEXICO'S NEWANGELS MEXICOON -EARTH SECONDDAY" SESSION,IN 2018THE INTRODUCEDHOUSE BYOF RebeccaREPRESENTATIVES. Dow and Tim D.

Lewis5 6WHEREAS, 8ordinary 10people Aacting MEMORIALas PROCLAIMINGangels FEBRUARYon 6,earth 2018walk "NEWamong MEXICO'Sus, ANGELSreflecting ONthe EARTHbest DAY"of INhuman THEnature; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

14and WHEREAS, ordinarythese people acting as angels on earth walkshow amongselfless us,devotion reflectingto their neighbors and communities by honoring the bestdignity ofinherent in human nature;

and WHEREAS, these angelsfaithful onguardians earthsee showthe selflessgoodness devotionin toall epeople, tincluding 17those theirwho neighborscannot andsee communitiesit by honoring the dignity w l n d 18 inherent in humanthemselves; nature;

and =WHEREAS, =Albuquerque 19police aofficer lRyan WHEREAS,Holets theseand faithfulhis guardianswife, seeRebecca, are two angels on earth, and their extraordinary compassion has set an example for valuing and protecting the goodnessworth inof allevery ihuman alife eby radopting 20the people,baby includingof thosea pregnant woman who cannotwas seestruggling itwith inheroin themselves;addiction;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets and his d r e 22 wife, Rebecca, are two angels on earth,September and23, their2017, extraordinaryafter cresponding eto sa kcall 23at compassion has set an example for valuing and protecting the e a nconvenience bstore, 24Officer worthHolets ofsaw every human life by adopting the baby of a pregnantcouple unearby [using womanheroin; who was struggling with heroin addiction;

and .209819.1 WHEREAS, onrealizing Septemberthe 23,woman 2017,was afterpregnant, respondingOfficer Holets chose to afocus callon atwhat ahe conveniencecould store,do Officerfor Holetsthe sawbaby aand the couple nearbyinstead usingof heroin;simply arresting the couple on drug HM 57 charges;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, realizingwitnessing the womanwoman's wassincere pregnant,concern Officerfor Holetsthe chosehealth toof focusher onunborn whatchild, heOfficer couldHolets doand forRebecca offered to adopt the babybaby, appropriately named Hope, and thethey couplesee 6the insteadaddition of simplyHope arrestingto thetheir couplefamily onas druga charges;blessing from God;

and WHEREAS, witnessingsince the woman'sbirth sincereof concernbaby forHope, theOfficer healthHolets ofhas hernot unbornforgotten child,his Officerconcern Holetsfor her biological parents and Rebeccahas offeredworked tirelessly to adoptconnect thethem baby,with appropriatelythe namedtreatment Hope,services and they seeneed theto additionovercome oftheir Hopeaddictions, toregain their familyhealth asand abegin blessingtheir fromjourney God;toward recovery;

and WHEREAS, sinceas thea birthsix-year veteran of babythe Hope,Albuquerque police department, Officer Holets hasoften 12sees notthe forgottenworst hisof concernhumanity, forand, herinstead biologicalof parentsbecoming andhardened hasor workedcynical, tirelesslyhe toexpressed connect them with the treatmentbest servicesof theyhumanity needby responding to overcomethe theirwoman's addictions,plea regainfor theirhelp healthfor andher beginunborn theirchild; journey toward recovery;

and WHEREAS, as a six-year veteran of the Albuquerque police e e 17 department, Officer Holets oftenhas seesbeen thecalled worst"my ofpersonal humanity,angel eon eearth" n d 18 and, instead of becoming hardened or cynical, he expressed the = = l ] 19 best of humanity by respondingbaby toHope's thebiological woman'smother; plea for help for a l r i 20 her unborn child;

and tWHEREAS, eOfficer aHolets thopes WHEREAS,that Officerhis Holetsactions hashave beenput calleda "myface personalon angeldrug maddiction mand 21adoption eand dwill oninspire earth"others byto babysupport Hope'sdrug biologicaltreatment mother;centers and adoption organizations;

and rWHEREAS, eOfficer 22Holets cand ehis rwife, chaving 23opened WHEREAS,their Officerhome Holetsand hopestheir thatfamily histo actionsprovide havea putstable aand enurturing environment for a nchild bfacing 24an faceuncertain onfuture, drugrepresent addictionthe andthousands adoptionof andadoptive willparents inspirethroughout othersNew toMexico uwho [HM support57 drugPage treatment2 centerswillingly and adoptiongenerously organizations;give vulnerable children a place to call home;

and .209819.1 - 2 - WHEREAS, Officer Holets and his wife, having opened their home and their family to provide a stable and nurturing environment for a child facing an uncertain future, represent the thousands of adoptive parents throughout New Mexico who willingly and generously give vulnerable children a place to 6 call home;

and WHEREAS, by taking direct action to save a child's future 12 instead of leaving her fate "to the system", Officer Holets and his wife embody the golden rule by making a lifetime commitment to care for the child of a stranger in need;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that New Mexico e e 17 angels on earth be recognized, celebrated and honored for their e e n d 18 faithful devotion to nurturing and protecting the lives of all = = l ] 19 New Mexicans;

and a l r i 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be t e a t transmitted to Ryan and Rebecca Holets.

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