Full Text of SR0060 95th General Assembly
SR0060 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Captain Kevin Landeck of Wheaton, who was | 4 |
| killed in Iraq on February 2, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin Landeck will be receiving the Purple Heart | 6 |
| Medal and the Bronze Star, posthumously, for his bravery in | 7 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin Landeck was a graduate of Wheaton | 9 |
| Warrenville South High School; he was a 2004 Purdue University | 10 |
| Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) graduate, majoring in law | 11 |
| and society; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Landeck was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, | 13 |
| 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th | 14 |
| Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, New York; and
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| WHEREAS, He met his wife, Bethany, while attending Purdue; | 16 |
| she was also in the Purdue ROTC program and is a member of the | 17 |
| National Guard; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Landeck cared deeply for children, and was | 19 |
| corresponding with his cousin, Jill Neis, and her fourth grade | 20 |
| class at Timber Trails School in Hoffman Estates; and |
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| WHEREAS, Captain Kevin Landeck is survived by his wife, | 2 |
| Bethany Landeck; his father, Richard Landeck; his mother, Vicki | 3 |
| Landeck; his sister, Jennifer Landeck; his brother-in-law, | 4 |
| Kyle Beck; and his cousin, Jill Neis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Captain Kevin Landeck; | 8 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Captain Kevin Landeck | 10 |
| and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him | 11 |
| making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Captain Kevin Landeck as a symbol of | 14 |
| our respect and sympathy.
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