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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 89
BY SENATOR PERRY
CONDOLENCES. Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Evan Burnett.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the
3 family of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Evan Burnett upon his death
4 while serving in the armed forces of his country.
5 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burnett was a native of Monroe, Louisiana, and a
6 resident of Ft. Necessity, Louisiana, at the time of his death; and
7 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burnett was a 2009 graduate of Franklin Parish High
8 School and was a member of the school's Reserve Officer Training Corps because of his
9 strong interest in military service; and
10 WHEREAS, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January of 2015, and
11 began the tough, demanding challenge of Marine Corps basic training at Paris Island, South
12 Carolina; and
13 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burnett continued his training and was successful in
14 achieving the title of Data Network Specialist and was working in that capacity while he was
15 stationed at Camp LeJeune, South Carolina; and
16 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burnett proved himself to be a fine Marine and was
17 proud of serving his country as a member of the Marine Corps, which he considered the
18 finest fighting force in the world; and
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1 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Burnett died during a visit to his home in Fort Necessity
2 on January 28, 2017, leaving his family and close friends in the dark about the reasons and
3 causes behind his death; and
4 WHEREAS, he is survived by his mother, Kathleen Burnett of Fort Necessity; his
5 brother, Dustin and sister-in-law, Lorna, and their children Conner and Adrian, all of Baton
6 Rouge; his sister and brother-in-law, Jamie and Caleb Smith of Rayville; and his
7 grandmother Irma Carter of Winnsboro; and
8 WHEREAS, the loss of Lance Corporal Burnett is immeasurable to those who loved
9 him and who now must struggle with the mystery of his passing at such a young age with
10 so much of his life still before him; and
11 WHEREAS, his untimely death will never be forgotten by those who witnessed his
12 solemn funeral ceremony and saw the full military honors bestowed upon him by the Marine
13 Corps Honor Guard that laid him in his final resting place.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
15 does hereby extend its deepest and most profound condolences to the family and friends of
16 United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Evan Burnett for their loss and his great
17 sacrifice.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
19 mother of Evan Burnett.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
SR 89 Original 2017 Regular Session Perry
Expresses condolences upon the death of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Evan Burnett.
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