ENROLLED
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 51
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
A RESOLUTION
To commend John A. "Yank" Reis on the occasion of his one hundredth birthday.
WHEREAS, John A. "Yank" Reis was born on April 30, 1925, in Bristol,
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Yank served as a Metalsmith First Class in the United States Navy
during World War II and was stationed in the Dutch West Indies and the Pacific Theater; he
worked on PT boats, the same type that John F. Kennedy served on when his boat was
destroyed by a Japanese destroyer; and
WHEREAS, Yank moved his family from Pennsylvania to Louisiana in 1967 and
established himself as a master carpenter; he worked at Ruston Lumber until his retirement
at the age of sixty-two, and he worked for himself until the age of ninety-five; and
WHEREAS, John A. "Yank" Reis is a genuinely inspiring man who is most
deserving of the highest recognition for his service to the United States on the occasion of
this landmark lifetime achievement.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend John A. "Yank" Reis on the occasion of his
one hundredth birthday; does hereby recognize Yank as one of the newest members of the
exclusive club of Louisiana's centenarians; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that he
continue to prosper in all of his endeavors and enjoy good health for years to come.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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