PRINTER'S NO. 2754
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
655
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY McCARTER, BAKER, V. BROWN, TAYLOR, COHEN,
BENNINGHOFF, O'BRIEN, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, REGAN, SAINATO,
READSHAW, KOTIK, DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, KINSEY, A. HARRIS,
VEREB, DAVIS, BARRAR, SIMS, O'NEILL, MURT, COX, KIM, BOBACK,
WHEELAND, FARINA, KIRKLAND, HEFFLEY, WARD, LONGIETTI, TOEPEL,
SONNEY, DUSH, DRISCOLL, BIZZARRO, GODSHALL, MAHONEY, PAYNE,
LEWIS, HENNESSEY, CARROLL, ELLIS, CALTAGIRONE, MARSICO,
NEILSON, PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, HAHN, EVERETT, GROVE,
DONATUCCI, McNEILL, GOODMAN, ROSS, BULLOCK, GILLEN, D. COSTA
AND PASHINSKI, JANUARY 25, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 25, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and extending condolences for the supreme
sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Peter W. Taub, who tragically
lost his life in service to our country in Afghanistan on
December 21, 2015.
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Peter W. Taub served proudly with the
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations and
valiantly gave his life in the line of duty at 30 years of age
on December 21, 2015, while stationed in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, A native of Wyncote, Pennsylvania, Staff Sergeant
Taub was a 2004 graduate of Cheltenham High School; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Taub served with honor and
distinction as a member of the United States Air Force for eight
years; and
WHEREAS, Prior to his deployment to Afghanistan in October
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2015, Staff Sergeant Taub was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force
Base in South Dakota; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Taub will forever be remembered for
serving our country with honor, pride and loyalty and for making
the greatest of all sacrifices in defense of the cause of
freedom; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life
and extend condolences for the supreme sacrifice of Staff
Sergeant Peter W. Taub, who tragically lost his life in service
to our country in Afghanistan on December 21, 2015; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
his wife, Christina Taub.
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