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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rachel
4 Fairbanks Sweitzer, who recently passed away; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Rachel Sweitzer was raised in Fairwater,
6 Wisconsin; she graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing in
7 Fond du Lac in 1935; she worked for Hines V.A. Hospital near
8 Maywood before her military service; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Rachel Sweitzer served as a Captain in the United
10 States Army Nurse Corps, serving during World War II; she
11 participated in the Allied invasion of France, landing at Utah
12 Beach in Normandy; she served with General George Patton while
13 in Europe; she met her husband while serving overseas; she was
14 awarded the Bronze Star and the Government of France awarded
15 her the National Order of the Legion of Honor on May 7, 2005
16 for her service as a nurse during the war; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Rachel Sweitzer will be remembered by all who knew
18 and loved her as a woman whose humility, bravery, and courage
19 inspired everyone she met; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Rachel
2 Fairbanks Sweitzer; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Rachel Sweitzer as an expression of
5 our sympathy.