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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Colonel Bob Roth on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement from military service on August 1, | ||||||
| 5 | 2017; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth has served with dedication and | ||||||
| 7 | distinction for 30 years as a commissioned officer in the | ||||||
| 8 | United States Air Force; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois in 1980; he then attended Loyola University of | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1985; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth was given a direct commission in the | ||||||
| 13 | U.S. Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, | ||||||
| 14 | Alabama; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth served as a staff judge advocate in | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois National Guard, advising on matters related to | ||||||
| 17 | both the Army and Air National Guard; he was a full-time legal | ||||||
| 18 | advisor and counselor to the Adjutant General of Illinois, the | ||||||
| 19 | Commander of the Illinois National Guard, the Director of the | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Military Affairs, and the state and federal | ||||||
| 21 | staffs of those agencies; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth was deployed to New Orleans in 2005 | ||||||
| 2 | in support of the civil military operations in responses to | ||||||
| 3 | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 | ||||||
| 5 | with the 33rd Brigade Combat Team as staff judge advocate for | ||||||
| 6 | Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Colonel Roth is happily married to his wife, | ||||||
| 10 | Sharon, a retired Air National Guard officer, and they have two | ||||||
| 11 | wonderful children, Samantha and Zachary; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | heartily congratulate Colonel Bob Roth on his many years of | ||||||
| 15 | service to our country and State and we wish him much success | ||||||
| 16 | and happiness in his retirement; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Colonel Roth as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 19 | esteem.
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