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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to learn of the death of Lance Cpl.
 4    Nicholas Kleiboeker of Odin who was killed on  May  13,  2003
 5    while  serving  with  the  United States Marine Corps near Al
 6    Hillah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Lance  Cpl.  Kleiboeker  was  trapped   in   an
 8    ammunition  bunker  which  caught  fire  and exploded; he was
 9    serving as a combat  engineer  with  the  United  States  2nd
10    Marine  Division  assigned  to  the  1st Battalion of the 4th
11    Marines; and

12        WHEREAS, Fulfilling a long-held dream, he enlisted in the
13    Marines and left for boot camp on October 12,  2001;  he  was
14    deployed to Kuwait on Valentine's Day earlier this year;  and

15        WHEREAS,  Lance  Cpl.  Kleiboeker  was  the  son  of Gary
16    Kleiboeker and Gary and Teresa Clark; he was  a  graduate  of
17    Odin  High School; he had a warm personality and affectionate
18    regard for others; and

19        WHEREAS, The passing of Lance  Cpl.  Nicholas  Kleiboeker
20    will be deeply felt by all who knew him; therefore, be it

21        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
22    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
23    we  mourn  the tragic death of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kleiboeker
24    and extend our sincere condolences to  his  family,  friends,
25    and community; and be it further

26        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
27    presented to the family of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kleiboeker  as
28    an expression of our deepest sympathy.