HR1506 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1506 LRB099 24057 MST 51681 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Private First Class Tyler Lubelt of Tamaroa, who passed away on November 12, 2016, from injuries sustained in the defense of our nation while serving at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan; he was 20 years old; and

WHEREAS, PFC Lubelt was a 2011 graduate of Tamaroa Grade School and a 2015 graduate of Pinckneyville Community High School in Perry County; and

WHEREAS, PFC Lubelt enlisted in the United States Army just after his high school graduation and was deployed to Afghanistan two months ago in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Special Troops Battalion, First Sustainment Brigade, First Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas; and

WHEREAS, As news spread of the death of PFC Lubelt, he was remembered by friends in Perry County for his good sense of humor and happy personality, his love of sports, especially basketball, and his devotion to his family and community; and

WHEREAS, PFC Lubelt is survived by his wife, Shelby; his infant daughter, Violet; his parents, Loquosto and Charlotte Lubelt; and his family and friends in Southern Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Private First Class Tyler Lubelt, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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