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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 United
4 States Air Force Senior Airman Bradley Smith of Troy, who
5 passed away on January 3, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith was born on September
7 11, 1985, in Little Rock, Arkansas; his parents are Gary and
8 Paula, nee Forrest, Smith; he married Tiffany Finley on
9 February 19, 2008, in Monterey, California; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith graduated from Triad
11 High School in 2004; during high school, he was a member of the
12 football team; and
 
13     WHEREAS, On December 19, 2006, Senior Airman Bradley Smith
14 joined the United States Air Force; after basic training, where
15 he was an honor graduate, he was assigned to the 10th Air
16 Support Operations Squadron as a joint terminal attack
17 controller in Fort Riley, Kansas and was highly trained in air
18 assault, pathfinder, and airborne qualifications; he was
19 posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his service in
20 Afghanistan; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith was previously a

 

 

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1 member at Bethel Baptist Church, where he was active with the
2 church's youth ministry; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith was preceded in death
4 by his maternal grandfather, retired Master Sergeant Jesie
5 Forrest, and his paternal grandfather, Elmer Smith; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith is survived by his
7 wife, Tiffany; his parents, Gary and Paula; his daughter, Chloe
8 Lynn Smith; his brother and fiancee, Staff Sergeant Gary Ryan
9 Smith and Shawna Dorman; his paternal grandparents, retired
10 Sergeant Major Don and Barbara McBeth and Rebecca Smith; his
11 maternal grandmother, Fannie Mae Forrest; his mother-in-law
12 and father-in-law, Stanley and Valerie Tucker; his
13 sisters-in-law, Hannah and Jennifer Tucker; and his many other
14 extended family members and dear friends; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Senior Airman Bradley Smith's patriotism and
16 courage will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his
17 fellow soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation;
18 therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Senior
22 Airman Bradley Smith; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Senior Airman Bradley Smith as an
3 expression of our sympathy.