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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Midshipman John 
4Matthew Pacocha of Elmwood Park on his graduation from the 
5United States Naval Academy; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, He will graduate from the United States Naval 
7Academy on May 29, 2012 with a degree in Systems Engineering; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, John is the son of John and Susan Pacocha of 
10Elmwood Park; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, During his Second Class year he held a squad 
12leader position in 13th Company; as a Firstie, he was the 
13Company Physical Mission Officer for the first semester and is 
14currently the Company Training Officer; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, During his Youngster summer he spent 4 weeks in 
16San Diego on a fast attack submarine and 3 weeks on a 44 foot 
17sailboat out of Annapolis; he then began to focus his attention 
18on the United States Marine Corps; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, His Second Class summer was also spent in San 
20Diego, spent on PROTRAMID (professional training of 
 
 
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1midshipman); for his First Class summer he spent a month in 
2Quantico, Virginia, taking part in Leatherneck, a preparatory 
3training exercise designed to give Marine Corps hopefuls a 
4taste of life as a Marine; and
 
5    WHEREAS, After his time at Quantico, he returned to 
6Annapolis to become a First Set Detailer during plebe summer 
7for the Class of 2015; and
 
8    WHEREAS, He is a member of the Semper Fi Society and got 
9his first choice for service selection as Marine Corps Ground; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate John Pacocha on his graduation and wish him the 
14best in his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to John Pacocha as a symbol of our respect and 
17esteem.