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05 LC 34
0451
House
Resolution 21EX
By:
Representatives Sims of the
169th,
Keen of the
179th,
Fleming of the
117th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Roberts of the
154th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and service of SPC 4 Mathew Vincent Gibbs and offering condolences to
his family upon his recent loss in combat; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mathew Gibbs was a member of the 648th Engineer Battalion of the 48th Infantry
Brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard serving in Iraq; and
WHEREAS,
he was born on August 28, 1983, in Coffee County, Georgia, and he was a member
of Lone Hill United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier confronted the dangers, privations, and discomforts of
striving to keep the peace in Iraq with fortitude and steadfast resolve, making
us as a nation truly proud; and
WHEREAS,
Mathew was killed in action on August 3, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq;
and
WHEREAS,
he is survived by his wife, Reagan C. Gibbs, his mother, Jenny Lynn Meeks
Thompson, his father, Paul Vincent Gibbs, his daughters, Ariana and Arissa
Gibbs, his brother, Derek Gibbs, his sister, Sarah Fussell, his grandparents,
Martha Meeks and Ellard Garfield and Florence Gibbs, his niece, Cady Fussell,
parents in law, Ronnie and Lee Carver, and his brother in law, Brent Carver;
and
WHEREAS,
all Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of our armed forces
who risk their lives in the defense of freedom and to secure the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body honor SPC 4 Mathew Vincent Gibbs for making the ultimate sacrifice in
his courageous and dedicated service to our nation and the most sincere
condolences are offered to his family and loved
ones.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to SPC 4 Mathew Vincent Gibbś parents and to his loving and devoted wife.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to SPC 4 Mathew Vincent Gibbś parents and to his loving and devoted wife.