PRINTER'S NO. 2592
No. 438 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BROOKS, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CURRY, CUTLER, DALLY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KESSLER, KILLION, KING, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, LENTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKERETH, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANTZ, MARSHALL, McCALL, McGEEHAN, MELIO, MENSCH, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, NICKOL, M. O'BRIEN, OLIVER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PERRY, PERZEL, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PRESTON, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP, RAYMOND, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 4, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 4, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Honoring the life and service of First Lieutenant Colby J. 2 Umbrell, U.S. Army, 25th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 3 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4 who died on May 3, 2007, in Musayyib, Iraq, and who 5 courageously paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of his 6 country. 7 WHEREAS, First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell, 25th Infantry 8 Division, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th 9 Brigade Combat Team, died on May 3, 2007, from wounds inflicted 10 by an improvised explosive device which detonated near his
1 vehicle in Musayyib, Iraq; and 2 WHEREAS, Lt. Umbrell was a resident of Doylestown and was a 3 1999 graduate of Central Bucks East High School, where he was 4 co-captain of the football team, a member of the track team and 5 an outstanding leader and all-around student-athlete; and 6 WHEREAS, Lt. Umbrell continued his studies at Wyoming 7 Seminary and Johns Hopkins University, where he played football 8 and graduated in 2004 with a degree in political science; and 9 WHEREAS, Following graduation from Johns Hopkins University, 10 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed for a year in 11 Alaska before deploying for Iraq; and 12 WHEREAS, Lt. Umbrell, a marathon runner and triathlete, 13 trimmed down 50 pounds to convert himself from a defensive 14 lineman to a parachutist and further undertook a mission to 15 bring school supplies to children in Iraq; and 16 WHEREAS, This gallant and uncommon man is survived by his 17 parents, Nancy and Mark Umbrell of Doylestown, and by two 18 brothers and a sister; and 19 WHEREAS, For his valor and his courageous service in Iraq, 20 and for paying the supreme sacrifice for his nation, his fellow 21 citizens of Pennsylvania owe Lt. Umbrell immense gratitude; 22 therefore be it 23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of 24 First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell, U.S. Army, 25th Infantry 25 Division, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th 26 Brigade Combat Team, who died on May 3, 2007, in Musayyib, Iraq, 27 and who courageously paid the supreme sacrifice in the service 28 of his country. I27L82JAM/20070H0438R2592 - 2 -