PRINTER'S NO. 3323
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
880
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MICCARELLI, COHEN, HENNESSEY, DiGIROLAMO, BARRAR,
SANTORA, VITALI, D. COSTA, KINSEY, DAVIS, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
MILLARD, READSHAW, V. BROWN, KAMPF, METZGAR, PICKETT,
O'NEILL, PHILLIPS-HILL, ROSS, GINGRICH, WARD, SAYLOR, MOUL,
DUSH, SONNEY, MURT, VEREB, KILLION, MILNE, REGAN, WATSON,
MAJOR, ROZZI, PASHINSKI, MUSTIO, HARHART, EVERETT, RAPP,
W. KELLER, NEILSON, GIBBONS, JOZWIAK, ADOLPH, WHEELAND,
MARSICO, A. HARRIS, GODSHALL, DONATUCCI, PAYNE, THOMAS,
CALTAGIRONE, YOUNGBLOOD, GROVE, MCCLINTON, MAHONEY, GILLEN
AND BENNINGHOFF, MAY 11, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 11, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Boeing Company on its 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 the company's 100-year history, Boeing has been
responsible for innovations in passenger airplanes, military
aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft; and
WHEREAS, 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
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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;
and
WHEREAS, Every American spacecraft that has carried
astronauts into space was designed and built by companies that
are now part of Boeing; and
WHEREAS, As a key component of both commercial aerospace
operations and national defense, Boeing employs more than 4,800
individuals at locations in this Commonwealth and indirectly
supports thousands of additional jobs; and
WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, the Boeing location in
Philadelphia has produced the H-47 Chinook for the United States
Army and its allies and the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor for the United
States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, Philadelphia native Frank Piasecki designed the
innovative tandem rotor design of the Chinook, which is credited
with transforming helicopters from small aerial observation
platforms into aircraft with broad military, commercial and
humanitarian applications; and
WHEREAS, Boeing has succeeded through the years thanks to the
hard work and tireless dedication of countless employees, many
of whom are active leaders in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Boeing is commemorating its 100th anniversary with a
Founders Day Celebration on July 15, 2016, as well as events
throughout the year, including a traveling exhibition on the
history of flight called "Above and Beyond" and a centennial
history book, Higher: 100 Years of Boeing; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
Boeing Company on its 100th anniversary; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
Boeing Company as an outstanding corporate citizen in this
Commonwealth.
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