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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Sergeant Jason McLeod of Crystal Lake,
4 who was killed in a mortar attack while serving in Pashmul,
5 Afghanistan on November 23, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was born September 16, 1987, in Elgin, to
7 Gregory McLeod and Barb McLeod, nee Hanke; in 2006, he
8 graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School; and
 
9     WHEREAS, On July 10, 2007, he was united in marriage to
10 Aimee Rambo; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He enjoyed football, hockey, RC cars, and working
12 on cars; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Sergeant Jason McLeod is survived by his wife,
14 Aimee McLeod; his daughter, Jocelyn Elizabeth McLeod; his
15 mother, Barb McLeod; his father, Gregory McLeod; his brother,
16 Justin; his sister, Jacquee; his mother-in-law, Julie Ghannam;
17 his brothers-in-law, Andrew Graf and Daniel Escobar; his
18 maternal grandmother, Marion Hanke; his paternal grandparents,
19 Denny and Sandra Williams; his paternal great-grandparents,
20 Charlie and Mable Kariya; and his many aunts, uncles, cousins,
21 and good friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his friends, family, and a grateful nation, the passing of
4 Sergeant Jason McLeod; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Jason McLeod
6 and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him
7 making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Sergeant Jason McLeod as a symbol of
10 our sincere sympathy.