Vermont H.C.R. 290: House concurrent resolution designating March 2018 as National Social Work Month in Vermont

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No. R-348. House concurrent resolution congratulating George Luke Taggart of
Castleton on his 100th birthday.
(H.C.R.290)
Offered by Representatives Canfield of Fair Haven, Branagan of Georgia, Harvey of
Castleton, Masland of Thetford, and McCoy of Poultney
Offered by Senators Collamore, Weeks, and Williams
Whereas, symbolically, the birth date of George (Buddy) Taggart, on July 4, 1926, has
been reflected throughout his century-long patriotic life, during which he has resided in
Castleton except for his military service, and
Whereas, as a youngster, Buddy, his brother Franklin, and his sister Audrey lived
frugally with their parents, Sylvia and George H. Taggart, on Birdseye Mountain,
farming, logging, and attending one-room schoolhouses, and
Whereas, in 1944, 17-year-old Buddy Taggart enlisted in the U.S. Army, as his
siblings and father similarly served, and
Whereas, he served as a sergeant in the 1st Cavalry Division in the Philippines; was
wounded; received a Purple Heart and other military citations; participated in the
liberation of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila; and, prior to his honorable
discharge in 1946, was part of the American occupation forces in Japan, and
Whereas, in 1958, Buddy and Franklin Taggart established Taggart Brothers
Construction, a major local builder, and among the construction projects he supervised
were additions to Castleton Elementary School, the Green Block housing for the elderly
in Fair Haven, the chapel at the Castleton campus of Vermont State University, and other
projects in Vermont and upstate New York, and
Whereas, he has been active at the Castleton Federated Church and in many fraternal
organizations, including the American Legion Post 50 in Castleton, which is close to his
heart and was the site of Buddy Taggart’s long-delayed receipt of his high school
diploma, and
Whereas, Buddy Taggart and his late wife, Patricia Smith Taggart, are the parents of
two children, Marcia and Timothy; and he is proud of his six grandchildren, 12 great-
grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, and
Whereas, an unexpected and memorable early 100th birthday present was President
Donald J. Trump’s invitation to attend the 2026 State of the Union address, where the
President recognized the 99-year-old proud veteran’s presence in the chamber of the U.S.
House of Representatives, and Buddy Taggart and his family members posed for a
photograph with First Lady Melania Trump, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates George Luke Taggart of Castleton on his
100th birthday, and be it further

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Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Buddy Taggart.