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Senate recognizes Utah’s fallen service members and families; concurrent resolution presented
Summary
Senator Johnson delivered a personal-privilege statement and the Senate read a concurrent resolution honoring Utahns who gave their lives in military service, listing individual names and expressing the Legislature’s sympathies to families. The resolution was presented on the floor on Feb. 18, 2021.
Senator John Johnson (personal privilege) asked the Senate to recognize Utah’s fallen military service members and their families during the Feb. 18 floor session, reading a formal concurrent resolution and an extended list of names.
Johnson framed his remarks as a solemn obligation to remember those who paid the ultimate price in service to the United States and to the state of Utah. The floor text of the resolution paid tribute to the families of fallen service members and named a series of individuals from multiple branches and components, including Lance Corporal Matthew Ryan Adams (U.S. Marine Corps), Specialist Landon Marsh (Utah National Guard), First Lieutenant Kenneth Cage Allen (U.S. Air Force) and several others. The resolution was recorded as presented on Feb. 18, 2021 and noted as signed by President Stuart Adams and Speaker Brad Wilson. (Provenance: SEG 240–SEG 327.)
Why this matters: The resolution provides formal legislative recognition and a public record of the Senate’s expressions of sympathy and respect for service members and their families. It also served as a ceremonial moment early in the floor session before the Senate moved into its legislative calendar.
What happened next: The Senate observed a moment of silence at the president’s request, thanked the families in the gallery, and then proceeded to the legislative calendar items of the day.
