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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
3 deeply saddened to learn of the combat death of Staff
4 Sergeant Lincoln Hollinsaid, United States Army, of Malden on
5 Monday, April 7, 2003 in Iraq; and
6 WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Hollinsaid, known as "Linc" to
7 his family and friends, was a member of B Company of the 11th
8 Engineer Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S.
9 Army, based in Fort Stewart, Georgia; and
10 WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Hollinsaid was a midterm graduate
11 of Princeton High School in 1993; as a child, he loved to
12 fish and play Little League baseball; he played guitar and
13 had been a member of a Malden area rock band, Rival Kin, that
14 played at schools and other events; and
15 WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Hollinsaid joined the U.S. Army
16 in 1993 and thrived in the military; he looked upon the
17 rigors of basic training as a challenge and endured the
18 hardships with confidence; and
19 WHEREAS, During his seven years in the U.S. Army, Staff
20 Sergeant Hollinsaid was stationed in Germany, Bosnia,
21 California, and Georgia; in the Middle East, part of his job
22 was to train young troops and he looked fondly on the team he
23 was currently working with; and
24 WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Hollinsaid will be
25 deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Dan and Nancy
26 Hollinsaid, and his two brothers, Adam (Kim) and Kevin;
27 therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 together with his family, friends, and this great nation, we
31 mourn the passing of Staff Sergeant Lincoln Hollinsaid,
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1 United States Army, and we extend to all who knew and loved
2 him our sincere condolences; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant
4 Lincoln Hollinsaid and his willingness to serve our country,
5 which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Staff Sergeant Hollinsaid as an
9 expression of our deepest sympathy and respect.
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