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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death in Iraq of U.S. Navy Petty
4 Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski of Roseville on Monday, June
5 5, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Petty Officer Rovinski was a member of the U.S.
7 Navy Seabees; he served as an equipment operator assigned to
8 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 based at Fort McCoy,
9 Wisconsin; he had been in Iraq since March, where his job was
10 to escort semitrailers across the desert; and
 
11     WHEREAS, This was his second time serving in the military;
12 he had previously served in the U.S. Army for eight years and
13 served during the first Gulf War as an eye specialist; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He worked at the Henry Hill Correctional Center
15 and was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church in
16 Monmouth; he had also served as associate dean of students and
17 director of residence life at Monmouth College from 1997 to
18 1999; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of Gary T. Rovinski has been deeply
20 felt by many, especially his wife, Jenifer Rovinski, and his
21 two daughters; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
24 Petty Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski, and we extend our
25 deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and
26 loved him; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Petty Officer
28 Rovinski and his willingness to serve his country, which led to
29 him making the 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.