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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Major |
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| David Audo of St. Joseph. Major Audo served in the United |
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| States Army and died in the service of his country while |
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| serving in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 27, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended St. Joseph-Ogden High School and went |
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| on to the University of Illinois ROTC program, where he proudly |
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| graduated with distinction; he held a Bachelor of Science |
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| degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois, a |
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| Master's degree in Business and Organizational Security |
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| Management from Webster University, and was a graduate of the |
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| United States Army Military Police School, the Intermediate |
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| Level Education Program at the United States Army Command and |
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| General Staff College, and the Defense Language Institute's |
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| Foreign Language Center; and
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| WHEREAS, He had been awarded two Bronze Stars for |
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| meritorious service during combat operations in Iraq and |
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| Afghanistan, the NATO Medal for two tours in Kosovo, four Army |
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| Achievement medals, two Army Commendation medals, two |
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| Meritorious Service medals, as well as numerous other awards; |
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| WHEREAS, He possessed a quick wit and a big, mischievous |
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| grin; he enjoyed fast cars and faster motorcycles, but his |
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| highest priorities were always reserved for his wife, his |
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| children, and his steadfast duty to the United States Army, |
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| where he served with dignity, honor, and respect; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Audo |
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| and Rosilla Audo Hutson; and
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| WHEREAS, Major David Audo is survived by his wife, Rebecca |
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| Johnson Audo; his son, Austin Audo; and his daughter, Ashley |
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| Audo; his brothers, Victor (Julie) Audo and Michael (Julie) |
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| Audo; his sisters, Carol Dobbs and Therese (Ron) Eggett; his |
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| mother-in-law, Edith Hollen; his father-in-law, Lloyd Johnson; |
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| his brother-in-law, Lloyd (Carol) Johnson; his sister-in-law, |
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| Star (Brad) Andrews; his brother-in-law, Randy (Sue) Johnson; |
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| and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful nation, |
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| the passing of United States Army Major David L. Audo; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Major David L. Audo |
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| and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him |