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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death in Kuwait of U.S. Army Staff
4 Sergeant Donald B. Farmer of Zion on December 19, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on March 18, 1971; he was a high
6 school football and track standout who joined the U.S. Marine
7 Corps after attending college for two years in North Dakota,
8 serving from 1991 to 1995; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He joined the U.S. Army in 1995, the same year he
10 married his childhood sweetheart, Shonda, whom he met in
11 elementary school; he was a member of the 96th Transportation
12 Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Corps Support
13 Command based in Fort Hood, Texas; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Donald B. Farmer has
15 been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Shonda; his
16 daughter, Charon; his son, Da'Shaun; his stepdaughter, Darion
17 Nash; and his mother, Gwendolyn Farmer; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20 U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Donald B. Farmer, and we extend our
21 sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
22 and loved him; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Farmer
24 and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him
25 making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
28 sympathy.