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2 | 2 | | LRB-2254/1 |
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4 | 4 | | 2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13 |
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5 | 5 | | March 7, 2025 - Introduced by Senators MARKLEIN, NASS, CARPENTER, DRAKE, |
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6 | 6 | | HESSELBEIN, JACQUE, JAGLER, JAMES, L. JOHNSON, PFAFF, QUINN, RATCLIFF, |
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7 | 7 | | SMITH, STAFSHOLT, WANGGAARD and WIRCH, cosponsored by Representatives |
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8 | 8 | | NOVAK, TRANEL, VOS, AUGUST, PETERSEN, ALLEN, BROWN, DITTRICH, |
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9 | 9 | | EMERSON, GOODWIN, GUNDRUM, HAYWOOD, KAUFERT, KIRSCH, KITCHENS, |
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10 | 10 | | KNODL, KREIBICH, KRUG, KURTZ, MOORE OMOKUNDE, MOSES, MURPHY, |
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11 | 11 | | MURSAU, NEUBAUER, NEYLON, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, PRONSCHINSKE, |
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12 | 12 | | RIVERA-WAGNER, RODRIGUEZ, SINICKI, SNYDER, SPIROS, STEFFEN, STUBBS, |
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13 | 13 | | SUBECK, TITTL, TUSLER, VANDERMEER, WICHGERS, WITTKE and ZIMMERMAN. |
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14 | 14 | | Referred to Committee on Senate Organization. |
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15 | 15 | | Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick |
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16 | 16 | | Fuller. |
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17 | 17 | | Whereas, Patrick Eli Fuller was born to Sam and Irene Fuller on February 24, |
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18 | 18 | | 1954, in Rossford, Ohio; and |
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19 | 19 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School, |
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20 | 20 | | received a bachelor[s degree in history from the University of Toledo, and received a |
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21 | 21 | | master[s of business administration from Touro University; and |
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22 | 22 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as an |
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23 | 23 | | infantryman, serving as a team leader, squad leader, infantry instructor, and |
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24 | 24 | | platoon sergeant; and |
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25 | 25 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller was later commissioned as a second lieutenant of |
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26 | 26 | | marines from Officer Candidates School; and |
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27 | 27 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller then served as platoon commander, company |
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28 | 28 | | commander, and assistant operations officer in the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, |
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44 | 44 | | 2nd Marine Division, as well as a course team director at the Amphibious |
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45 | 45 | | Reconnaissance School, Naval Amphibious Base; and |
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46 | 46 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller, after serving 13 years in the United States |
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47 | 47 | | Marine Corps, transferred to the United States Army, serving as a battalion |
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48 | 48 | | logistics officer and later a company commander within the 82nd Airborne Division; |
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50 | 50 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller was deployed in support of Operation Desert |
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51 | 51 | | Shield and Operation Desert Storm as commander of the Long Range Surveillance |
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52 | 52 | | Detachment, 82nd Airborne Division, and then became company commander of the |
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53 | 53 | | Long Range Surveillance Company, XVIII Airborne Corps; and |
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54 | 54 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller retired in 1997 as battalion executive officer, 6th |
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55 | 55 | | Infantry Division, with the rank of lieutenant colonel; and |
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56 | 56 | | Whereas, over his 25-year career in the United States military, Chief Clerk |
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57 | 57 | | Fuller received the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Marine Corps Commendation |
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58 | 58 | | Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Expedition Medal, Marine Corps |
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59 | 59 | | Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, |
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60 | 60 | | Army Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service |
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61 | 61 | | Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, |
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62 | 62 | | Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Ranger Tab, Combat Diver Badge, |
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63 | 63 | | Marine Corps Expert Rifle Badge, Marine Corps Expert Pistol Badge, Bronze Rifle |
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64 | 64 | | Medal for Competitive Shooting, Israeli Parachute Badge, Australia Parachute |
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65 | 65 | | Badge, German Parachute Badge, and Holland M. Smith Award and was also an |
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66 | 66 | | NRA master for the high power rifle; and |
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91 | 91 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller was appointed as assistant assembly chief clerk |
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92 | 92 | | in 2001; and |
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93 | 93 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller was elected as assembly chief clerk in 2003; and |
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94 | 94 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller earned the respect of many state officials and |
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95 | 95 | | employees for his management of assembly operations, as well as his assistance |
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96 | 96 | | with state government procedures and issues; and |
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97 | 97 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller retired from his position as assembly chief clerk |
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98 | 98 | | in 2021, having served the assembly across 10 legislative sessions with both |
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99 | 99 | | Republican and Democratic majorities; and |
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100 | 100 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller and his wife Cheryl Fuller, whom he married in |
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101 | 101 | | August of 1981, were respected members of both their parish and local community; |
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102 | 102 | | and |
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103 | 103 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller was a loving husband to his wife Cheryl, father to |
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104 | 104 | | his son Samuel John Fuller, and grandfather to his grandson Nikoli Fuller; and |
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105 | 105 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller passed away on January 30, 2025, at the age of |
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106 | 106 | | 70; and |
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107 | 107 | | Whereas, Chief Clerk Fuller is missed by his family, friends, fellow service |
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108 | 108 | | members, and colleagues; now, therefore, be it |
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109 | 109 | | Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of |
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110 | 110 | | the Wisconsin State Legislature join in honoring the life and public service of |
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111 | 111 | | Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller and extend their condolences to his family and |
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112 | 112 | | friends. |
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