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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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| 6 | 7 | | cause for celebration, and World War II veteran Burnie Sutter of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Frisco is reaching that impressive milestone on April 7, 2021; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born near Muscatine, Iowa, in 1921, to Louis and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Oszetta Sutter, Burnett Sutter grew up on his family's farm with a |
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| 10 | 11 | | brother, Keith, and when he was 11, he quit school to help run the |
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| 11 | 12 | | farm after his father passed away; in March 1943, he married Rozetta |
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| 12 | 13 | | Royster, and three days later, he was inducted into the U.S. Army; |
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| 13 | 14 | | and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In June 1944, Mr. Sutter came ashore at Utah beach |
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| 15 | 16 | | during the invasion of Normandy as a member of the 90th Infantry |
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| 16 | 17 | | Division, known as the "Tough Ombres"; as the division fought its |
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| 17 | 18 | | way across Europe as part of General George Patton's Third Army, he |
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| 18 | 19 | | took part in many fierce combat engagements as a machine gunner in |
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| 19 | 20 | | the 358th M Company, including the battles at Seves Island, the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Moselle River crossing, and the Falaise Pocket, where his machine |
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| 21 | 22 | | gun was stationed in the middle of the road as German Panzer tanks |
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| 22 | 23 | | were trying to escape back into Germany; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In April 1945, Mr. Sutter was one of the first 50 |
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| 24 | 25 | | American soldiers to enter Czechoslovakia in the middle of the |
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| 25 | 26 | | night, a maneuver that effectively cut the Nazi empire in two, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | on April 23, 1945, he took part in the liberation of the infamous |
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| 27 | 28 | | Flossenburg concentration camp; he was discharged on October 30, |
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| 28 | 29 | | 1945; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Sutter settled in Moline, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Illinois, with his wife and their infant daughter, Sandra, and he |
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| 31 | 32 | | joined his brother-in-law in the family tire sales and recap |
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| 32 | 33 | | business; in retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling |
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| 33 | 34 | | together, and he also played a leading role in the building of a new |
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| 34 | 35 | | church in his community; he remains proud of his valiant service in |
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| 35 | 36 | | World War II, and for many years he never missed a reunion of the |
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| 36 | 37 | | 90th Infantry Division; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Today, Mr. Sutter lives in Frisco, where he is |
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| 38 | 39 | | surrounded by his family, including his daughter, Sandra, and her |
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| 39 | 40 | | husband, Bill, as well as his three grandchildren and eight |
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| 40 | 41 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Burnie Sutter has not |
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| 42 | 43 | | only bravely served his nation but has met the challenges and |
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| 43 | 44 | | opportunities of a long life with grace and fortitude, and on his |
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| 44 | 45 | | special day, he is blessed with the deep respect and lasting |
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| 45 | 46 | | affection of a host of loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Burnie Sutter on the joyous |
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| 48 | 49 | | occasion of his 100th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 49 | 50 | | for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Mr. Sutter as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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