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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lance | ||||||
| 4 | Corporal Kevin E. Oratowski of Wheaton, who was killed while | ||||||
| 5 | conducting combat operations in the Helmand Province in | ||||||
| 6 | Afghanistan on August 18, 2010; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kevin E. Oratowski was a Wheaton | ||||||
| 8 | resident for over 22 years and a 2005 graduate of Glenbard | ||||||
| 9 | South High School in Glen Ellyn; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on | ||||||
| 11 | June 23, 2008; he served as a light-armored vehicle crewman and | ||||||
| 12 | was conducting mounted combat operations against enemy forces | ||||||
| 13 | at the time of his passing; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored | ||||||
| 15 | Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine | ||||||
| 16 | Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, California; he was | ||||||
| 17 | awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the | ||||||
| 18 | National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign | ||||||
| 19 | Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea | ||||||
| 20 | Service Deployment Ribbon; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kevin E. Oratowski was the | ||||||
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| 1 | cherished son of Stephen and Mary (nee Groom); the loving | ||||||
| 2 | brother of Carrie (fiancee, Jason Plaszek), Michael, and his | ||||||
| 3 | late twin sister, Avy; the dear grandson of Avy and the late | ||||||
| 4 | William Clint Groom, and the late Norman and Sylvia Oratowski; | ||||||
| 5 | the fond uncle of Charlie and Joey; the dear godson of John and | ||||||
| 6 | Kathy Gallo; the fond nephew of Loretta and Walter Kloog and | ||||||
| 7 | Shari and Bruce Barnich; a dear friend; and the devoted cousin | ||||||
| 8 | of many; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful | ||||||
| 12 | nation, the passing of Lance Corporal Kevin E. Oratowski; and | ||||||
| 13 | be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Lance Corporal Kevin | ||||||
| 15 | E. Oratowski and his willingness to serve his country, which | ||||||
| 16 | led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Lance Corporal Kevin E. Oratowski as | ||||||
| 19 | a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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