WHEREAS, Border Patrol Agent Eric Norman Cabral was the youngest of four children, born to Ernie and Norma Cabral on June 27, 1976, in San Diego, California; and

WHEREAS, Agent Cabral was active in sports and athletics and graduated from Morse High School in 1994. His passion for health and fitness led him to obtain a Bachelors Degree of Science in Kinesiology from the San Diego State University in 2001 and a Master’s Degree of Science in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Before joining the Border Patrol, Agent Cabral worked as an Exercise Physiologist at US Spine and Sport in San Diego. He later became the Assistant Fitness Director, as well as a professor, at Southwestern College where he taught health and fitness classes for three years. In September 2005, he joined the United States Border Patrol and graduated with the 601st Academy Session in February 2006; and

WHEREAS, On July 26, 2007, Agent Cabral died from heat-related injuries after tracking a group of suspected undocumented immigrants on foot. Agent Cabral was found unconscious along the Carrizo Gorge Railway railroad tracks, near the south entrance to the De Anza Springs Resort, about one-half mile north of Interstate 8. He was flown to Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego via Mercy Air, where, tragically, Agent Cabral was pronounced dead; and

WHEREAS, Agent Cabral was 31 years of age and is survived by his parents, Ernie and Norma Cabral, sisters, Erma Ponce De Leon, Sheila Lee, and Beverlee Cabral, and his fiancée Ninaliza Naigan; and

WHEREAS, Agent Cabral was the fourth Border Patrol agent to die in the line of duty during 2007. Agent Cabral’s death is a reminder of the dangers that agents face every day while securing America’s borders and protecting its people; now, therefore, be it