THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY PETRI, CLYMER, DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, FARRY, O'NEILL, WATSON, ADOLPH, AUMENT, BAKER, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BRADFORD, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, D. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DELOZIER, ELLIS, EVERETT, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN, HALUSKA, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, McGEEHAN, METCALFE, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MULLERY, MURT, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PERRY, PICKETT, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, TOBASH, TOOHIL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, DeLUCA, CONKLIN AND HARPER, OCTOBER 6, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 6, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring Master Sergeant Kenneth B. Elwell, of Bucks County, who

was killed in Afghanistan on July 17, 2011.

WHEREAS, Kenneth B. Elwell, 33, a native of Bucks County,

graduated from Council Rock High School in 1997; and

WHEREAS, He was an accomplished varsity soccer player since

ninth grade; and

WHEREAS, He also was a member of the Ukrainian Nationals Team

and the Fox Chase and Northampton soccer clubs; and

WHEREAS, He enlisted in the Army in October 1997; and

WHEREAS, He was stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with

the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade

Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division; and

WHEREAS, He served one tour of duty in Bosnia, one tour in

South Korea, two tours in Iraq and a previous tour in

Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Elwell was deployed to Afghanistan again in May

2011; and

WHEREAS, On July 17, 2011, Sgt. Elwell was killed by a

roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan's Kandahar

Province; and

WHEREAS, Also killed was Private 1st Class Tyler M.

Springmann, and seven other soldiers were wounded in the blast;

and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Elwell was posthumously promoted to Master

Sergeant; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Elwell is survived by his wife of eight years,

Kristin; his son Nicholas, 4; daughter Elise, 6; and his mother,

Janice; and

WHEREAS, Sgt. Elwell died in the courageous and valorous

service of his grateful nation and has earned the lasting

admiration and honor of its citizens; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of

Master Sergeant Kenneth B. Elwell and extend condolences to his

family and friends.