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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death in Iraq of
4 U.S. Army Private Christopher M. Alcozer of Villa Park on
5 Saturday, November 19, 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was a 2003 graduate of Willowbrook High School
7 in Villa Park, where he was a good student, played viola, and
8 was on the wrestling team; he was known to be quiet and likable
9 and had strong ethics; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Private Alcozer had enlisted in the U.S. Army in
11 January and had been in Iraq for three months; he was a member
12 of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and was part of
13 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, stationed at
14 Fort Wainwright, Alaska; his team is known as the "Arctic
15 Wolves Brigade"; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He had hoped to return to college after his time
17 in the military to study education and music, possibly to
18 become a music teacher; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Earlier in the year, he had proposed to his
20 fiancee when he was on leave from Iraq; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we mourn the passing of U.S. Army Private Christopher M.
24 Alcozer, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family,
25 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
26 RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Private Alcozer and his
27 willingness to serve his country, which led to him making the
28 ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest
3 condolences.