Bill Text: TX SR231 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Burnett Louis "Burnie" Sutter on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-08 - Reported enrolled [SR231 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR231-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Burnett Louis "Burnie" Sutter, an esteemed World War II | ||
veteran, on the grand occasion of his 100th birthday on April 7, | ||
2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Muscatine, Iowa, Burnie Sutter was | ||
born on April 7, 1921, and he left school at the age of 11 to help | ||
manage his family's farm after his father passed away; and | ||
WHEREAS, On March 19, 1943, Burnie married Rozetta | ||
Royster, and three days later, he was inducted into the United | ||
States Army; he served with distinction in the 90th Infantry | ||
Division under General George S. Patton during the Normandy | ||
landings; he was a machine gunner in the 358th M Company, in many | ||
major battles throughout France and Germany that helped to turn | ||
the tide of the German occupation of France; and | ||
WHEREAS, On April 18, 1945, he was among the first 50 | ||
American soldiers to enter Czechoslovakia, and he was a member of | ||
the unit responsible for the liberation of the Flossenburg | ||
concentration camp; he was discharged with the rank of sergeant | ||
from military service in October of 1945 and was awarded numerous | ||
commendations for his bravery in combat; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Sutter returned from the war and joined his | ||
wife and his 11-month-old daughter, Sandra, in Moline, Illinois; | ||
he went on to forge a successful career working for his | ||
brother-in-law in the family's tire sales and recap company; | ||
Burnie regularly attended the annual reunion of his fellow 90th | ||
Infantry Division members, and in 2018, he was presented with the | ||
French government's highest military service award, the French | ||
Legion of Honor medal, for his part in liberating France from the | ||
Nazis; and | ||
WHEREAS, After his retirement, Burnie and Rozetta enjoyed | ||
traveling together, and he played an integral role in the | ||
building of their new church; today, he resides in Frisco, and he | ||
cherishes time spent with his daughter, Sandra, her husband, | ||
Bill, and his three accomplished grandchildren and eight | ||
beautiful great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Burnie Sutter served his nation courageously, and | ||
throughout his life, he has met both challenges and opportunities | ||
with strength and virtue; he has witnessed and experienced | ||
historic events that most people only read about in history | ||
books, and there is much to be learned from the wisdom he has | ||
gained; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize Burnett Louis "Burnie" Sutter as a | ||
treasured Texas citizen and extend to him congratulations and | ||
best wishes on the occasion of his 100th birthday; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in his | ||
honor. | ||
Nelson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 8, 2021. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |