PRINTER'S NO. 1700
No. 118 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE AND HERMAN, MAY 27, 1987
ADOPTED, JUNE 3, 1987
A RESOLUTION
1 Paying a special tribute to James Dunlap, who lost his life on
2 the USS Stark.
3 WHEREAS, Thirty-seven American sailors lost their lives on
4 the night of May 17, 1987, when an Iraqi fighter plane fired
5 missles into the hull of the missle frigate, USS Stark; and
6 WHEREAS, One of the Americans who paid the supreme sacrifice
7 was James Dunlap, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunlap of Osceola
8 Mills, Clearfield County; and
9 WHEREAS, James Dunlap enlisted in the United States Navy
10 during his senior year at Philipsburg-Osceola High School and
11 advanced rapidly to the rank of Electronics Technician Third
12 Class; and
13 WHEREAS, The untimely death of this 20-year-old sailor and 36
14 of his shipmates serves as a grim reminder that the brave men
15 and worthy patriots whose lives were snuffed out in one brief
16 moment of combat represent the noblest of American heroes; and
17 WHEREAS, The grief of James Dunlap's father, mother and two
1 brothers and two sisters is shared by all Pennsylvanians;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby pays a
4 special tribute to James Dunlap and offers its sincere
5 condolences to his family; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to his
7 parents.
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