THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BROOKS, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, JOHNSON, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, McCALL, MILLARD, MOUL, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, D. COSTA AND FLECK, JANUARY 29, 2010

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 29, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Celebrating the accomplishments of African-American Lonnie

Carmon during "Black History Month." 

WHEREAS,  Lonnie Carmon, a natural mechanic and inventor,

built an airplane without any written plans in his backyard in

Columbus, Ohio, and flew it successfully; and

WHEREAS, This feat was honored in the report chronicling the

75th anniversary of the Port Columbus Airport Authority in 2004;

and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Carmon has been recognized as a pioneer

aviator, one of few, if not the only, African-American pioneer

aviators in the world; and

WHEREAS, Although a lifelong resident of Ohio, Carmon has

ties to Pennsylvania through decendents who live in this

Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Carmon's accomplishments are worthy of salutation

and celebration; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives celebrate the

accomplishments of African-American Lonnie Carmon during "Black

History Month."