87R17026 JGH-D
 
  By: Holland H.R. No. 457
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly
  cause for celebration, and World War II veteran Burnie Sutter of
  Frisco is reaching that impressive milestone on April 7, 2021; and
         WHEREAS, Born near Muscatine, Iowa, in 1921, to Louis and
  Oszetta Sutter, Burnett Sutter grew up on his family's farm with a
  brother, Keith, and when he was 11, he quit school to help run the
  farm after his father passed away; in March 1943, he married Rozetta
  Royster, and three days later, he was inducted into the U.S. Army;
  and
         WHEREAS, In June 1944, Mr. Sutter came ashore at Utah beach
  during the invasion of Normandy as a member of the 90th Infantry
  Division, known as the "Tough Ombres"; as the division fought its
  way across Europe as part of General George Patton's Third Army, he
  took part in many fierce combat engagements as a machine gunner in
  the 358th M Company, including the battles at Seves Island, the
  Moselle River crossing, and the Falaise Pocket, where his machine
  gun was stationed in the middle of the road as German Panzer tanks
  were trying to escape back into Germany; and
         WHEREAS, In April 1945, Mr. Sutter was one of the first 50
  American soldiers to enter Czechoslovakia in the middle of the
  night, a maneuver that effectively cut the Nazi empire in two, and
  on April 23, 1945, he took part in the liberation of the infamous
  Flossenburg concentration camp; he was discharged on October 30,
  1945; and
         WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Sutter settled in Moline,
  Illinois, with his wife and their infant daughter, Sandra, and he
  joined his brother-in-law in the family tire sales and recap
  business; in retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling
  together, and he also played a leading role in the building of a new
  church in his community; he remains proud of his valiant service in
  World War II, and for many years he never missed a reunion of the
  90th Infantry Division; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Mr. Sutter lives in Frisco, where he is
  surrounded by his family, including his daughter, Sandra, and her
  husband, Bill, as well as his three grandchildren and eight
  great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Burnie Sutter has not
  only bravely served his nation but has met the challenges and
  opportunities of a long life with grace and fortitude, and on his
  special day, he is blessed with the deep respect and lasting
  affection of a host of loved ones; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Burnie Sutter on the joyous
  occasion of his 100th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes
  for continued happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Sutter as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.