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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death in |
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| Afghanistan of U.S. Navy Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr. of |
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| Portville, New York, formerly of Mount Olive and Naperville, on |
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| June 28, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, As a child, Lt. McGreevy lived in Naperville; in |
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| ninth grade, he moved to New Jersey with his mother, then to |
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| Portville, New York; he spent some of his teenage years in |
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| Mount Olive as well; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 10 |
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| based in Virginia Beach, Virginia; he attended the U.S. Naval |
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| Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, graduating in 1997, second in |
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| his class; two years later, he made it through Army Ranger |
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| school and the U.S. Navy accepted him into the SEALS, where he |
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| graduated first in his class; and
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| WHEREAS, He is remembered as an outstanding student and |
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| athlete at his high school; he was known to protect other |
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| students from bullies and watch out for students who did not |
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| excel; he always loved a challenge; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lt. McGreevy has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Laura; his daughter, Molly; his |
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| mother, Patricia Mackin; and his father, Michael McGreevy; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr., and we |
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| extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who |
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| knew and loved him; and be it further
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