SR0424 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, First Lieutenant David L. Giaimo of Waukegan died August 12, 2005, while serving his country as a tank commander and squad leader in the U.S. Army in Tikrit, Iraq; and

WHEREAS, First Lieutenant Giaimo was a lifelong resident of Waukegan; he attended St. Anastasia Grade School, Webster Middle School, and Waukegan High School; while at Waukegan High School, he was a member of the National Honor Society, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and a Scholar Athlete; he also played varsity baseball and was on the rifle team all four years, serving as a captain in his junior and senior years and taking a state championship for both the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 seasons; and

WHEREAS, He earned a scholarship to Iowa State University (ISU) through the JROTC program, a program that inspired him to pursue a military career; he majored in finance and minored in military science, graduating in 2003; and

WHEREAS, He was commissioned in the U.S. Army on December 20, 2003; he began his military career as a gold bar recruiter at ISU; he completed officer training on August 24, 2004, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; he was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III on January 7, 2005, and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on July 5, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Lillian Ebner, and paternal grandparents, Thomas and Lorraine Giaimo; and

WHEREAS, He is survived by his father, Thomas Giaimo; his mother and stepfather, Julie and Frank Derrig; his sister, Rebecca Giaimo; his brother, James Giaimo; his stepbrother, Joseph Derrig; and his maternal grandfather, Julius Ebner; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with his family, friends, fellow members of the United States armed forces, and the citizens of this State and this great nation, we mourn the passing of First Lieutenant David L. Giaimo and we extend to his family our sincerest condolences; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.