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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives were saddened to learn of the tragic death of 
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Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes of Albion on April 4, 2004 in 
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Baghdad, Iraq; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Forest Joseph Jostes was born on April 30, 1982, 
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in Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Von and Diane Ibbotson; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He joined the Army on his 17th birthday and became 
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a member of the 25th Army Combat Engineers out of 
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Lawrenceville; he later joined active duty with the 1st 82nd 
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Field Artillery as part of the 1st Calvary out of Ft. Hood, 
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Texas; he had been in Iraq for about three weeks; he was a 
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decorated soldier and received four Army Achievement Awards; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He volunteered on April 4, 2004 for a quick 
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response team to rescue 20 soldiers who had been pinned down by 
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insurgents; he was a gunner in the rescue  humvee, going down 
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narrow streets to reach the trapped soldiers, that was fired 
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upon by the insurgents; it was that attack that claimed his 
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life; his parents were notified of his death by Casualty 
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Assistance Officer, Jeremiah Aeschleman, who helped the family 
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through this tragedy with his kind support; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Cpl. Jostes was a fine Christian man and was a 
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member of Albion First Baptist Church; he carried the 91st 
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Psalm with him wherever he went; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes will 
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be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Von and Diane 
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Ibbotson; his sister, Michelle Lee Teeter and her husband, 
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Brian; his brothers, Benjamin L. Jostes and Evan R. Ibbotson; 
 


 






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his grandparents, John and Laura Ibbotson, Glen and Darlene 
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Kellison, and Norman and Shirley Costley; his nieces and 
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nephews; and his several aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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that together with his family, friends, educators, community, 
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and fellow members of the United States Armed Forces, we mourn 
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the death of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes, who will be 
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remembered as a patriotic, brave and courageous man, and offer 
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our deepest sympathy to all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.