SR 23 — Celebrating the life of Corporal Spencer Roman Bartley Collart, USMC.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24100485D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

23 NE Offered January 25, 2024 Celebrating the life of Corporal Spencer ––––––––––leyRoman Bartley Collart, USMC.

TN Patron––FavolaAgreed to by the Senate, February 1, 2024 R ––––––––––O WHEREAS, Corporal Spencer Roman Bartley Collart, USMC, a highly admired native of Arlington O who served the nation as an aircraft crew chief in the United States military, died in the lineDofline of duty on AugustAugWHEREAS, 27,Spencer 2023;Collart grew up in Arlington and attended Taylor Elementary School and L Swanson Middle School;

andhe WHEREAS,began Spencerhigh Collartschool grewwith upthe ininaugural Arlingtonclass andof attendedArlington TaylorTech, Elementarywhere Schoolhe andE U earned an Academic Merit Award and took his first aviation class;

andofand Arlington Tech, where hC WHEREAS, throughout his youth, Spencer Collart participated in the Cub Scouts and the Boy ED Scouts, and he was a talented multisport athlete, playing baseball, soccer, flag football, taekwondo, wrestling, basketball, and lacrosse;

and Dathlete, playing baseball, soccer, flag football, taekwondo, WHEREAS, Spencer Collart ultimately graduated from Washington Liberty High School, then found his true calling and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps;

and Pensacola, Florida, and basic mechanical training and S WHEREAS, after earning his gold wings as an air crew member, Spencer Collart was stationed in R Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), which operates the E MV-22 Osprey amphibious assault aircraft;

in the course of his duties, he earned the admirationSofadmiration othersof forR hisothWHEREAS, leadershipin abilities,August commanding2023, presence,Spencer Collart was serving as the forward crew chief of an MV-22 Osprey as part of a training exercise between the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and expertise;Timor-Leste;

and 2 WHEREAS, induring Augustthe 2023,exercise, Spencer Collart wasdied servingin as the forwardline crew chief of anduty MV-22when 3his Ospreyaircraft ascrashed parton ofMelWHEREAS, a training exercise between the Unitedquick States,thinking Australia,and Indonesia,heroic theactions Philippines,of andWHEREAS, during the exercise, Spencer Collart diedand inhis crew saved the linelives of dutythe when20 hisMarines aircraftin crashedthe onaircraft's Melvillepassenger Island,compartment; Australia;

and WHEREAS, the quick thinking and heroic actions of Spencer Collart and his crew saved the lives of the 20 marines in the aircraft's passenger compartment;

It is because of Spencer and the rest of the crew's bravery, skill, and training, with zero doubt in my mind, thattheir 20brothers marinesagain. are alive today.

It is because of them that the20 160mothers marines in Lima Company get to see 35 them that six wives will see their husbandssons again.

It is because of them that foursix kidswives getwill to see theirftheir 36husbands dads again.

It is because of them that four kids get to see their dads again.

and 37 WHEREAS, Spencer Collart earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on / 38 Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon;

he had recently also qualified as an 39insWHEREAS, instructorSpencer andCollart wasenjoyed enjoyingfellowship opportunitiesand toworship mentorwith otherthe crewcongregations chiefs;of St.

and WHEREAS, Spencer Collart enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregations of St.

and WHEREAS, Spencer Collart will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his parents, Bartley and Alexia;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Corporal Spencer Roman Bartley Collart, USMC;

and, be it note with great sadness the loss of Corporal RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Corporal Spencer Roman Bartley Collart, USMC, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.