THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, MELIO, BELFANTI, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, COHEN, P. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DAY, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARRIS, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, W. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUNDY, MURPHY, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PERZEL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, R. TAYLOR, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON, WHEATLEY, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND CLYMER, JANUARY 6, 2010

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 6, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Extending condolences on the death of U.S. Naval Petty Officer

2nd Class Brian M. Patton, who was killed in the line of duty

on November 19, 2009, in Kuwait.

WHEREAS, U.S. Naval Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton

was born on June 12, 1972, in Nanticoke, and was a graduate of

Stockton High School, Stockton, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Petty Officer Patton worked as a corrections officer

at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Pennsylvania;

and

WHEREAS, Petty Officer Patton held an associate's degree in

criminal justice and a bachelor's degree in finance from Indiana

University of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, Petty Officer Patton was serving as a reservist with

the Department of the Navy in Kuwait; and 

WHEREAS, Petty Officer Patton was killed in the line of duty

in a vehicle crash on November 19, 2009, while serving in

Kuwait; and

WHEREAS, Petty Officer Patton is survived by his wife of nine

years, Amy Beth Hynoski Patton; sons Brian James Patton and

Nicholas Patton and a stepson, Tyler Kozlofski; brothers Robert

Patton and Scott Patton; and aunts, uncles and cousins; and

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives mourns the loss of

Petty Officer Brian M. Patton and honors his personal bravery,

exemplary citizenship and dedicated military service; therefore

be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend

condolences on the death of Petty Officer Brian M. Patton, who

was killed in the line of duty on November 19, 2009, in Kuwait;

and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

Petty Officer Patton's widow, Mrs. Amy Patton.