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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Illinois Army National Guard Private
4 First Class Ashley Sietsema of River Grove, who passed away in
5 Kuwait on November 11, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema grew up in Franklin Park; she
7 joined the Illinois Army National Guard shortly after
8 graduating from East Leyden High School in 2005 in order to pay
9 for college; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema discovered she was
11 interested in the medical field while in basic training;
12 pursuing her medical interest, she joined the 708th Medical
13 Company as a medic while attending nursing school at Northern
14 Illinois University; her unit left for Kuwait in September of
15 2007, where she served until her tragic passing; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema will be remembered by all who
17 knew and loved her as a joyful and loving person who always put
18 others first; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
21 her family and friends, the passing of Illinois Army National

 

 

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1 Guard Private First Class Ashley Sietsema; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Private First Class
3 Ashley Sietsema and her willingness to serve our country, which
4 led to her making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Private First Class Ashley Sietsema
7 as an expression of our sympathy.