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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Marine Corporal Peter Giannopoulos of Inverness
3 died in action on November 11, 2004 in the Babil Province in
4 Iraq; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Peter graduated in 2000 from Fremd High School in
6 Palatine; he was a goaltender on the varsity ice hockey team, a
7 member of the school's model United Nations, and a National
8 Merit finalist; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He was very committed to serving his country and
10 he enlisted when he was 17; he was assigned to the Marine Corps
11 Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
12 Division, out of Waukegan; he has planned to transfer to
13 Northern Illinois University from Purdue University when his
14 unit was activated in June; he had been serving in Iraq since
15 mid-September; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Peter is survived by his parents and two younger
17 brothers; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Peter served with honor and distinction and his
19 courage and valor will not be forgotten; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 together with his family, friends, fellow members of the United
23 States armed forces, and the citizens of this State and this
24 great nation, we mourn the passing of Corporal Peter
25 Giannopoulos and we extend to his family our sincerest
26 condolences; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
29 sympathy.