2013-2014 Bill 652: Private First Class Barrett Austin - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 120th Session, 2013-2014 3 4 S. 652 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senators L. Martin, Alexander, Allen, Bennett, Bright, Bryant, Campbell, Campsen, Cleary, 10 Coleman, Corbin, Courson, Cromer, Davis, Fair, Ford, Gregory, Grooms, Hayes, Hembree, Hutto, 11 Jackson, Johnson, Leatherman, Lourie, Malloy, S. Martin, Massey, Matthews, McElveen, McGill, 12 Nicholson, O'Dell, Peeler, Pinckney, Rankin, Reese, Scott, Setzler, Shealy, Sheheen, Thurmond, Turner, 13 Verdin, Williams and Young 14 Document Path: l:\s-res\lam\006aust.mrh.lam.docx 15 16 Introduced in the Senate on April 24, 2013 17 Adopted by the Senate on April 24, 2013 18 19 Summary: Private First Class Barrett Austin 20 21 22 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 23 24 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 25 4/24/2013 Senate Introduced and adopted ( Senate Journalpage 6) 26 27 28 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 29 30 4/24/2013 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE 12 MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE UPON THE 13 DEATH OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BARRETT AUSTIN OF 14 EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO EXTEND DEEPEST 15 SYMPATHY TO HIS LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the Senate were deeply saddened upon 18 learning of the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation 19 Enduring Freedom, Army Private First Class Barrett Austin of 20 Easley, South Carolina; and 21 22 Whereas, Pfc. Barrett L. Austin, 20, died on April 21, 2013, in 23 Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was 24 attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device in Wardak 25 Province, Afghanistan on April 17; and 26 27 Whereas, upon receiving the news of their son’s serious medical 28 condition, his parents Yolanda and Curt Austin and his wife, 29 Heather, immediately flew to Germany to be with him in his final 30 hours; and 31 32 Whereas, Barrett was based at Fort Stewart in Georgia and was 33 attached to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry 34 Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division; and 35 36 Whereas, Dacusville and Pickens communities have lovingly 37 showed their support of Barrett and his family with yellow ribbons 38 and small American flags throughout the area; and 39 40 Whereas, Barrett grew up in Dacusville and graduated from 41 Pickens High School and attended Dacusville middle and 42 elementary schools; and

[652] 2 1 2 Whereas, he will always be remembered by his family, friends, 3 and this Senate as a courageous soldier who gave his life for his 4 country. Now, therefore, 5 6 Be it resolved by the Senate: 7 8 That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, express the 9 profound sorrow of the members of the South Carolina Senate 10 upon learning of the death of Private First Class Barrett Austin of 11 Easley and extend their deepest sympathy to his loving family and 12 many friends. 13 14 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 15 the family of Private First Class Barrett Austin. 16 XX 17

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