SR1038 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan B. Emrick of Hoyleton, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on November 5, 2010; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was born on December 19, 1983, in Centralia; his parents are Terry and Doris (Seeger) Emrick; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick graduated from Nashville High School in 2002; he attended Trinity Lutheran Church and was an avid skydiver and enjoyed sailing; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick served in the United States Marine Corps with the 1st Explosives Ordinance Disposal Company, a unit based in Camp Pendleton, California, that is currently serving in Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was a highly decorated Marine who enlisted shortly after the September 11th attacks; he had previously served one deployment in the Persian Gulf and two deployments in Iraq; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick is survived by his parents, Terry and Doris, his brother; Brandon (Kimberly) Emrick; his sisters, Christi (Ryan) Payne and Brittany (Anthony) Aussieker; his grandmother; Edith Seeger; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick will be remembered by all who knew and loved him for his selfless dedication to his Marine brethren by volunteering for ordinance disposal duty; and

WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick's patriotism and courage will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan B. Emrick; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of SSgt. Jordan Emrick as an expression of our sympathy.