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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73
BY SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, BROWN,
BUFFINGTON, CHABERT, CLAI TOR, CORTEZ, CROWE,
DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, ERDEY, GALLOT, GUILLORY,
HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY,
MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH , MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK,
PERRY, PETERSON, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH,
TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHI TE
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the
family of Louisiana Army National Guard Sergeant Michael Norbert Perry Jr. upon
his death while in the service of his country.
WHEREAS, Sergeant Perry was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Slidell,
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, he was a member of the Louisiana Army National Guard and assigned
to the 2225
th
Multi-Role Bridge Company in Marrero; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2012, at the age of 38, Sergeant Perry was training in
preparation for deployment to Afghanistan with his unit; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Perry was mortally injured in a tragic training accident that
occurred as he was readying himself for the overseas combat tour he would soon undertake
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and
WHEREAS, the loss of Sergeant Perry leaves his children, Alexis and Gage, without
the love and affection they had always received from their father and without the many
lessons he had left to teach them; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Perry will also be deeply missed by his fiancee, Jill
Cunningham Marion, with whom he had planned a life together and that now will remain
only as a memory of what might have been; and
WHEREAS, the death of Sergeant Perry also leaves an empty feeling inside the
hearts of his parents, Judith and Michael Sr., as well as his sisters, Jamie and Amanda, and
his brother, Jason; and SR NO. 73 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Perry was buried July 17, 2012, with full military honors in
the Biloxi National Cemetery, surrounded by family, friends, fellow soldiers, and those who
knew and loved him; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Perry's awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service
Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army
Service Ribbon, the Humanitarian Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Louisiana
Emergency Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters, and the Texas Medal of Merit, as
well as rifle badges for marksmanship.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its deepest and most profound condolences to the family of Louisiana
Army National Guard Sergeant Michael Norbert Perry upon his death while in the service
of his country.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby recognizes the immeasurable loss that Sergeant Perry's loved ones must endure and
the total sacrifice he made in the service of his country.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Sergeant Michael Norbert Perry Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE