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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to |
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| the family and friends of United States Army Captain Travis |
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| Patriquin of Lockport, who was killed in action in Iraq on |
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| December 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Travis Patriquin was born on August 15, 1974; his |
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| parents are Gary and Connie Patriquin; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended St. Dennis School in Lockport, |
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| graduating from eighth grade in 1988; he graduated from Francis |
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| Howell North High School in 1992; after graduation he enlisted |
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| in the United States Army; he was recommended for admission to |
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| West Point but declined the offer to pursue Ranger training; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin was part of an elite Special |
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| Forces unit that served in Central America from 1992 to 1997 |
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| where he learned local dialects; in 1997 he returned to Fort |
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| Campbell and was sent to a language school in Monterey, |
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| California, where he learned "the Kings" Arabic; he then met an |
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| Arab family and learned the common form of the language; he |
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| later attended officer school at Fort Benning; and
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| WHEREAS, After the September 11th attacks in New York City, |
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| he led a unit in Afghanistan that is credited with starting |
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| Operation Anaconda; while serving in Afghanistan he received |
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| the Bronze Star; while he was recovering from injuries he |
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| worked toward and received his college degree, with a major in |
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| Psychology and a minor in history; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin served with the 1st Brigade, 1st |
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| Armored Division, and was serving in Tikrit, Iraq, with the |
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| special forces; while serving in Iraq he developed a program to |
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| help reach out to local Iraqi leaders; this program has become |
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| an unofficial how to manual on winning the war and has been |
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| featured on major news networks; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin was fluent in several |
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| languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and two |
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| Central American Indian dialects; he would reach out to anyone |
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| willing to learn and would tutor anyone in Arabic; he was a |
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| caring man who was a friend to both Americans and Iraqis and |
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| his leadership will be greatly missed; and
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| WHEREAS, Army Captain Travis Patriquin is survived by his |
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| wife, Amy; his children, Emily, Harmon, and Logan; his |
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| siblings, Daniel, Karrie, and Steven; and his parents, Gary and |
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| Connie Patriquin; 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, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United |
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| States Army Captain Travis Patriquin; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Captain Patriquin and |
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| his willingness to serve our 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 the family of Captain Travis Patriquin, along with |
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| our utmost respect.
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