PRINTER'S NO. 3077
No. 508 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY R. STEVENSON, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BEBKO-
JONES, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BUNT, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CIVERA, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, COSTA, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY,
DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL,
GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, GRUITZA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, M. KELLER, KENNEY,
KOTIK, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MACKERETH, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
METCALFE, MILLARD, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, RAYMOND,
READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER,
SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STEIL, STERN, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, TURZAI, WALKO,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK AND ZUG,
NOVEMBER 14, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 14, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Paying tribute to and honoring the memory of Staff Sgt. Shawn A.
2 Graham, a member of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th
3 Infantry Division, 124th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the
4 Texas Army National Guard, who tragically lost his life while
5 on active duty in Iraq.
6 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Shawn a. Graham was born in Orange,
7 California, on March 25, 1971, graduated from Grove City High
8 School in 1989 and attended Slippery Rock University; and
9 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Graham joined the Pennsylvania National
10 Guard in 1988 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in
1 1990, serving ten years of active duty; and
2 WHEREAS, In 2002 the Marine Corps recalled Staff Sgt. Graham
3 to active duty for one year; and
4 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Graham's love of country led him to
5 service with the Texas Army National Guard in 2004; and
6 WHEREAS, In January 2005 Staff Sgt. Graham was deployed to
7 Iraq for a tour of duty as a member of the 56th Brigade Combat
8 Team, 36th Infantry Division, 124th Armored Cavalry Regiment;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, On September 25, 2005, Staff Sgt. Graham died
11 tragically in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle
12 accident while on mission that day in Baghdad, Iraq; and
13 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Graham, beloved husband of Jeannette
14 Villalpando Graham, son of Kathleen and Thomas Graham and
15 brother of Sheila R. Berry and Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Graham,
16 was courageously and honorably serving his country and the
17 campaign for Iraqi Freedom at the time of his death; therefore
18 be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives pay special
20 tribute to the life of Staff Sgt. Shawn A. Graham, with
21 gratitude for his unfaltering courage, selflessness, dedication
22 and valor, and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
23 family; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
25 the family of Staff Sgt. Shawn A. Graham in Grove City,
26 Pennsylvania, with deepest respect for his ultimate sacrifice in
27 the fight for freedom on behalf of the citizens of this
28 Commonwealth and our nation.
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