Full Text of HR1119 93rd General Assembly
HR1119 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death in Iraq of | 4 |
| U.S. Army First Sergeant Ernest E. Utt of Hammond on Sunday, | 5 |
| June 27, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt was assigned to Battery B, 1st | 7 |
| Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Calvary Division at Fort | 8 |
| Hood in Texas; and
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| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt was born in Chicago to Ernest | 10 |
| Utt Sr. and Mary Utt; he graduated in 1983 from Atwood-Hammond | 11 |
| High School in Illinois, where he played football and was on | 12 |
| the track team; he married Denise on February 1, 1994; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt entered active duty in the U.S. | 14 |
| Army in September of 1983 as a field Artillery Cannon Crew | 15 |
| Member at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; since enlisting, his assignments | 16 |
| include Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion 75th Field Artillery in | 17 |
| Buamberg, Germany; Operation Group, Wolf Team, Fort Irwin, | 18 |
| California; 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, Buamholder, | 19 |
| Germany; Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie Batteries, 2nd Battalion, | 20 |
| 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, North | 21 |
| Carolina; Operations Group, Wolf Team, Fort Irwin, California; | 22 |
| and his final assignment, Alpha and Bravo Batteries 1st | 23 |
| Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas; and
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| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt is a graduate of the Primary | 25 |
| Leadership Development Course, the Basic Non-Commissioned | 26 |
| Officer Course, and the Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers | 27 |
| Course; he also completed Airborne School, Air Assault School, | 28 |
| Jumpmaster School, Air Movement Operations, and the Observer | 29 |
| Controller Academy; during his service, he held positions | 30 |
| ranging from Section Chief (light and heavy), Gunnery Sergeant, | 31 |
| Chief of Firing Battery, and Battery First Sergeant; in |
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| addition, he performed the duties of an Observer Controller and | 2 |
| Assistant Operations Sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt's awards include the | 4 |
| Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army | 5 |
| Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense | 6 |
| Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas | 7 |
| Service Ribbon, Superior Unit Citation, Driver's Badge | 8 |
| (wheeled and tracked), Master Parachutist Badge, and the Air | 9 |
| Assault Badge; and
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| WHEREAS, First Sergeant Utt was a 21-year U.S. Army veteran | 11 |
| and could have left the service to retire instead of going to | 12 |
| Iraq, but he had a strong sense of duty to the many soldiers | 13 |
| under his command; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of U.S. Army First Sergeant Ernest E. | 15 |
| Utt has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Denise | 16 |
| Utt; his father, Ernest Utt Sr.; his brother, Jordan Utt; and | 17 |
| his five children; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| mourn the passing of U.S. Army First Sergeant Ernest E. Utt, | 21 |
| and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and | 22 |
| all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 23 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of First Sergeant Utt | 24 |
| and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him | 25 |
| making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to the family of First Sergeant Ernest E. Utt as an | 28 |
| expression of our sincerest condolences.
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