PRINTER'S NO. 3936
No. 793 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY EVERETT, SEIP, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MELIO, METCALFE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PERRY, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, ROAE, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, REICHLEY, W. KELLER, BOBACK, ADOLPH, BASTIAN, GOODMAN, SONNEY, HARHART AND HESS, JUNE 13, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 13, 2008
A RESOLUTION 1 Honoring the life and extending condolences for the supreme 2 sacrifice of Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas of the 28th 3 Infantry DISCOM of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, who 4 tragically lost his life in service to our country in Iraq on 5 March 27, 2007. 6 WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas, a native of 7 Hughesville, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, while bravely serving 8 this nation in Baghdad, Iraq; and 9 WHEREAS, Born December 28, 1973, in Salinas, California, 10 Master Sgt. Sean Michael Thomas was the son of Daniel Thomas 11 Sr., and Diana Thomas; and
1 WHEREAS, Master Sgt. Thomas was a 1992 graduate of 2 Hughesville High School, where he was actively involved in 3 tennis, wrestling, soccer and football; and 4 WHEREAS, Master Sgt. Thomas also attended The Pennsylvania 5 State University, where he was a member of the Chi Phi 6 Fraternity; and 7 WHEREAS, Master Sgt. Thomas joined the Army Reserves as a 8 senior in high school in 1992 and remained with the reserves 9 until 1998. He then joined and served with the Pennsylvania Army 10 National Guard 728th of Lock Haven, which included an eight- 11 month tour in Afghanistan, where he was awarded the Bronze Star 12 Medal; and 13 WHEREAS, Throughout his military career, Master Sgt. Thomas 14 received various awards and was posthumously awarded the Purple 15 Heart, the Combat Action Badge and a second Bronze Star Medal; 16 and 17 WHEREAS, Master Sgt. Thomas is survived by his wife, Carrie 18 Gwen (Rogers) Thomas and their daughter, Alexa Gwen Thomas, 19 brothers Daniel, Jr., David, and sisters Melinda Flick and Kelly 20 Gillis; therefore be it 21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life 22 and extend condolences for the supreme sacrifice of Master 23 Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas of the 28th Infantry DISCOM of the 24 Pennsylvania Army National Guard, who tragically lost his life 25 in service to our country in Iraq on March 27, 2007; and be it 26 further 27 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 28 Carrie Gwen (Rogers) Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thomas, Sr. F4L82JS/20080H0793R3936 - 2 -