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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3936

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

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.


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