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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Army Cpl. Forest
4 Joseph Jostes of Albion on April 4, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Forest Joseph Jostes was born on April 30, 1982,
6 in Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Von and Diane Ibbotson;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was a 2000 graduate of Edwards County High
9 School; he joined the Army on his 17th birthday and became a
10 member of the 25th Army Combat Engineers out of Lawrenceville;
11 he later joined active duty with the 1st 82nd Field Artillery
12 as part of the 1st Calvary out of Ft. Hood, Texas; he had been
13 in Iraq for about three weeks; he was a decorated soldier and
14 received four Army Achievement Awards; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The passing of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes will
16 be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Von and Diane
17 Ibbotson; his sister, Michelle (Brian) Lee Teeter; his
18 brothers, Benjamin L. Jostes and Evan R. Ibbotson; his
19 grandparents, John and Laura Ibbotson, Glen and Darlene
20 Kellison, and Norman and Shirley Costley; his nieces and
21 nephews; and his several aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore,
22 be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that together with his
25 family, friends, educators, community, and fellow members of
26 the United States Armed Forces, we mourn the death of Army Cpl.
27 Forest Joseph Jostes, who will be remembered as a patriotic,
28 brave and courageous man, and offer our deepest sympathy to all
29 who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
30     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to the family of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes as an
2 expression of our deepest sympathy.