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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 1
Sponsored by Representative BOSHART DAVIS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Pays respect to the life and service of PFC Shawnacee Loren Noble. (Flesch Readability
Score: 67.7).
Recognizes and honors Private First Class Shawnacee Loren Noble (1972-1991) for his service
to his country.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Private First Class Shawnacee Loren Noble was born on May 12, 1972, in Livermore,
California, to Raymond and Martha Noble; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble grew up in Sweet Home, Oregon, the sixth of seven children,
and he moved to Albany, Oregon, after his father passed away; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble graduated from West Albany High School; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family and
friends;and
Whereas Private First Class Noble considered a career as a chef, but he instead set his sights
on following in the footsteps of his father and brother by pursuing a career in the military; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble enlisted in the Oregon National Guard after his junior year
in high school under the Split Training Option program; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble graduated from high school in June 1990 and underwent
training as a combat engineer at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; and
Whereas as a member of Company C, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Private First Class Noble at-
tained the rank of Specialist; and
Whereas when the crisis in the Persian Gulf developed in 1990, Private First Class Noble vol-
untarily joined the regular United States Army to serve in Operation Desert Storm, despite being
required to take a reduction in rank; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble was assigned to Company B, 5th Engineer Battalion, and he
deployed with that unit to Saudi Arabia on January 17, 1991; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble showed great courage and leadership during dozens of com-
bat missions with his unit during Operation Desert Storm; and
Whereas while on active duty, Private First Class Noble contracted a severe viral infection,
causing him to pass away from pneumonia on April 11, 1991; and
Whereas Private First Class Noble was laid to rest on April 18, 1991, in Liberty-Nye Cemetery
in Sweet Home, Oregon, with full military honors supplied by an honor guard from Fort Lewis,
Washington;and
Whereas Private First Class Noble was 18 years old when he passed away, and he will be for-
ever loved and never forgotten; and
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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Whereas Private First Class Noble was an outstanding soldier who served his country with
honor and distinction; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
That we, the members of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, recognize and honor Private
First Class Shawnacee Loren Noble for his service to his country.
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