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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Private
4First Class Miguel A. Villalon of Aurora, who passed away in
5Afghanistan on January 11, 2020; and
 
6    WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was raised in the Rio Grande Valley
7of Texas; he attended school in Brownsville, Texas from 2004 to
82013; he attended East Aurora High School, where he became
9captain of the JROTC drill team; and
 
10    WHEREAS, PFC Villalon joined the U.S. Army in 2018; he was
11assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade
12Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, North
13Carolina; and
 
14    WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was killed after an improvised
15explosive device struck his vehicle in Kandahar province,
16Afghanistan; he was participating in Operation Freedom's
17Sentinel, a U.S. training and counterterrorism mission; he was
18on his first combat deployment; he was awarded the Purple
19Heart, the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army
20Achievement Medal with "C" Device, the Army Achievement Medal,
21the Army Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Action Badge; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was preceded in death by his
2great-grandmother, Rita Rios; his grandmother, Olivia Mendoza;
3his aunt, Maria Guzman; and his brother, Jesus Villalon Jr.;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, PFC Villalon is survived by his mother, Olivia
6Guzman Villalon; his father, Jesus Villalon; his brothers,
7Arnoldo and Antonio Fernandez; his maternal grandfather,
8Arnoldo Guzman; his paternal grandparents, Juan Villalon and
9Elsa Garcia; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, extended
10family, and friends; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
12HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we mourn the passing of Private First Class Miguel A. Villalon
14and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and
15all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of PFC Miguel Villalon as an expression
18of our deepest sympathy.