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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
United 
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States Marine Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III of Downers 
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Grove, who passed away on October 28, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Downers Grove North High 
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School, where he was voted captain of the school's swim team; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Before he was 18, he joined the Marine Corps, one 
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of his lifelong goals; he entered active duty in 2005 and was 
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deployed to Iraq in August 2006; after serving one tour in 
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Iraq, he was sent to Camp Pendleton, California to undergo 
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reconnaissance training, where he remained until his untimely 
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death; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was an avid fan of swimming; during military 
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leave, he attended competitions for the Orchardbrook Swim Team 
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to cheer for the children he had helped coach for three years; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III is survived by 
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his parents, Joseph Jr. and Barbara Ann Stamper-Stevenson; his 
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sister, Lindsey Stevenson; his grandmothers, Dorothy and 
 


 






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Mafalda; and his many friends and fellow soldiers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III will be 
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remembered by all who knew and loved him as a loving and 
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patriotic soldier who would fight until the end for his 
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country, his family, and the Marine Corps; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family 
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and friends, the passing of United States Marine Corporal 
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Joseph E. Stevenson III; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Joseph E. 
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Stevenson III and  his willingness to serve our country, which 
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led to him making  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 the family of Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III as 
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an expression of our sympathy.