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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 302
Introduced by Lonowski, 33; Arch, 14; Ballard, 21; Bosn, 25; Bostar, 29;
Brandt, 32; Clements, 2; Clouse, 37; Conrad, 46; DeBoer, 10;
DeKay, 40; Dorn, 30; Dungan, 26; Fredrickson, 20; Hallstrom, 1;
Hansen, 16; Hardin, 48; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24; Ibach, 44;
Jacobson, 42; Juarez, 5; Kauth, 31; Lippincott, 34; McKeon, 41;
McKinney, 11; Meyer, G., 17; Moser, 22; Murman, 38; Prokop, 27;
Quick, 35; Riepe, 12; Rountree, 3; Sorrentino, 39; Spivey, 13;
Storm, 23; von Gillern, 4; Wordekemper, 15.
WHEREAS, Ken Lonowski of Waverly, Nebraska, has displayed tremendous
public service during his life; and
WHEREAS, Ken served for twenty-eight years in the United States Army and
Nebraska Army National Guard; and
WHEREAS, Ken received a Presidential unit citation and numerous service
medals and awards; and
WHEREAS, Ken served in the Eighty-second Airborne and was named
Paratrooper of the Year in 1995; and
WHEREAS, Ken moved to a military intelligence unit and was selected as one
of only fifty-four in the United States Military for a team that specialized in
weapons of mass destruction and terrorist activities; and
WHEREAS, Ken retired from the United States Army in 2011 and was hired by
the Nebraska State Patrol for a security position in the Nebraska State Capitol
on March 21, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ken has served as a Security Guard, in Security Communications,
and as Shift Supervisor for the Nebraska State Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Ken has set the standard for others on the Capitol Security team
to follow and he was named Supervisor of the Year in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Ken loves working with others and bringing smiles to people's
faces; and
WHEREAS, Ken retired on January 9, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Ken and his wife, Chris, have four children, Kalvin, Tony,
Ashley, and Mikayla, as well as several grandchildren.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature recognizes Ken Lonowski for his many years of
public service and thanks Ken for his lifelong contributions to our country and
the State of Nebraska.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to Ken Lonowski.
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