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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to mourn |
| 3 | | the death of Pvt. Fay Gene Teter of Rock Island, who was killed |
| 4 | | in action at Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands on November |
| 5 | | 22, 1943; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pvt. Teter was born in Ardmore, Missouri to Fay |
| 7 | | and Bertha L. (Boyd) Teter on December 11, 1925; he attended |
| 8 | | Rock Island High School and was employed at the former Bridge |
| 9 | | and Iron Works in Rock Island before serving in the U.S. Marine |
| 10 | | Corps; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Pvt. Teter's surviving family members include his |
| 12 | | brother, Norman (Shirley) Teter and his sister, Judy Jo |
| 13 | | Hartman, as his parents, Bertha and Fay Teter and his sister, |
| 14 | | Bonnie Bopes, have passed away in the years following his |
| 15 | | death; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Pvt. Teter was accounted for in August of 2022 |
| 17 | | and has been brought home; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |
| 20 | | Pvt. Fay Gene Teter and recognize the ultimate sacrifice he |
| 21 | | made for his country; and be it further
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