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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 Iraq of 
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Specialist Brian Albert Wright of Keensburg on Tuesday, 
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December 6, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Specialist Wright was serving in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, 
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as an engineer with the 135th Engineering Company A of the 
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Illinois National Guard, Lawrenceville unit; he received the 
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Bronze Star and the Purple Heart posthumously; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on December 27, 1985, in Mt. Carmel to 
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Allan L. and Shirley A. (Kinder) Wright; he was a 2004 graduate 
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of Mt. Carmel High School, where he played football for two 
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years and was a member of the wrestling and tennis teams and 
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the choir; he was a member of the Keensburg Fire Department and 
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Keensburg Christian Church; he was an employee of Buehler's 
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Buy-Low in Mt. Carmel; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He enjoyed playing the guitar and being in the 
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church band; he participated in the Best of Broadway production 
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at Wabash Valley College for two years and enjoyed 
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Revolutionary War re-enactments; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He loved sports, music, and golf, was deeply 
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patriotic, and had a deep faith in God; he also played T-ball 
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in Bellmont and made the Mt. Carmel All Stars twice; he was a 
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Pittsburg Steelers fan and attended Evansville Otters baseball 
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games as well as games in St. Louis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Specialist Brian Albert Wright has 
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been deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Allan and 
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Shirley Wright; his brother, David A. and Danielle (Cobb) 
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Wright; his sister, Rachelle L. Wright; his special friend, 
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Marisa Mains; his grandparents, Leonard R. and Glenda L. 
 


 






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(Wease) Wright; his aunts and uncles, Wes and Theresa (Wright) 
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Hawthorne, Ken and Lil (Kinder), Bonnie (Kinder) Weaver, Terry 
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and Judy (Kinder) Barker, Beverly Kinder, John and Lisa Kinder; 
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all of Painesville, Ohio; and his many cousins; he was preceded 
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in death by his maternal grandparents, Carl and Dorothy Kinder, 
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and his aunt, Sherry Lesler; 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 Specialist Brian A. Wright, 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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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Wright and 
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his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making 
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the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest 
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condolences.