2003 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: the life and service of Private First Class Sean Schneider.
Whereas, PFC Schneider, 22 years of age, was born to Ed and Kim Schneider of Janesville; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider graduated in 2000 from Janesville J.A. Craig High School, having earned the respect and admiration of his teachers, school administrators, and peers; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider developed a love of Japanese food and the outdoors and demonstrated skill as a hunter and an auto mechanic; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider committed himself to our nation's armed services after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, because, although he had always wanted to serve, he felt a powerful call to duty after that terrible day; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider believed in protecting the rights and freedoms that America represents; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider demonstrated his selfless devotion to our country by enlisting in the U.S. Army despite having to endure being separated from his wife, family, and friends; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider was assigned as a mechanic with the U.S. Army's 115th Forward Support Battalion in Fort Hood, Texas; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider valiantly and honorably gave his life to the cause of freedom on March 29, 2004, while serving our country in Iraq; and
Whereas, PFC Schneider was an upstanding young citizen whose friendliness, work ethic, and companionship will forever be missed by his loving wife, family, and friends; and
Whereas, the life and service of PFC Schneider will forever be remembered by a grateful community, state, and nation as one based on service, honor, and patriotism; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature honor PFC Sean Schneider for his dedication to our country and express their heartfelt sorrow over the loss of his life; and, be it further
Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this joint resolution to PFC Sean Schneider's wife, Yolande; his parents, Ed and Kim Schneider; and his brothers, Phillip and Myles.
