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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 of Senior |
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| Airman Jason Bechel of Wood River on Sunday, April 30, 2006; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was serving in the United States Air Force as |
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| an aircraft maintainer with the 52nd Equipment Maintenance |
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| Squadron, stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, He was serving his second tour of duty with the |
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| U.S. Air Force and was preparing to spend a lifetime with the |
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| woman he loved; he was to be married in about two weeks; and
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| WHEREAS, Airman Bechel graduated in January 1998 from East |
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| Alton-Wood River High School, where he played baseball; he |
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| remained in the area for several years before joining the Air |
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| Force in April 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved being in the U.S. Air Force and loved |
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| serving his country; he always seemed to be in good spirits and |
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| never let anything bother him; he enjoyed working out, |
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| kickboxing, and playing softball; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Airman Jason Bechel has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his fiancee, Lea Subinova; his |
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| parents, Larry and Betty Bechel; his sisters, Heidi Bechel and |
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| Tonya Bechel; his niece, Brittni Bechel; his nephew, Tristen |
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| Bechel; and his grandmother, Ida Helmkamp; 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 Senior Airman Jason Bechel, 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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