PRINTER'S NO. 1845
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
383
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY McGARRIGLE, SABATINA, BROWNE, DINNIMAN,
EICHELBERGER, WHITE, COSTA, FONTANA, FOLMER, RESCHENTHALER,
MENSCH, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH, TARTAGLIONE AND AUMENT,
MAY 18, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 18, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Commending the Boeing Company, an outstanding corporate citizen
in this Commonwealth, and offering deepest admiration and
appreciation on the momentous occasion of the Boeing
Company's 100th anniversary.
WHEREAS, Founded by William Boeing in 1916, the Boeing
Company has become a leader in the commercial and military
aerospace industries, setting standards of excellence in science
and technology; and
WHEREAS, In its 100-year history, Boeing has been responsible
for innovations in passenger airplanes, military aircraft,
missiles, satellites and spacecraft, and the company has helped
the United States and the world cross frontier after frontier in
aerospace technologies; and
WHEREAS, Boeing built the B-17 Flying Fortress, which helped
secure victory in World War II, the Douglas DC-3, which was the
first widely used passenger airplane, the iconic B-52
Stratofortress, which was used by the United States military for
60 years, and the 707 and 747, which launched the jetliner era;
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