Full Text of HR1059 96th General Assembly
HR1059 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 |
| States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan, of Harrison | 5 |
| Township, Michigan, formerly of Antioch, who was killed in the | 6 |
| line of duty while serving in Iraq, on March 15, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Jordan was a 1998 graduate of Antioch High | 8 |
| School, where he was outstanding student and athlete for the | 9 |
| Sequoits; he also worked for the school's newspaper, the | 10 |
| Tom-Tom, for two years; and was a member of the football team; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He attended Southern Illinois University in | 13 |
| Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, As an Army recruiter, he was not required to | 15 |
| deploy to Iraq, he volunteered for deployment out of a sense of | 16 |
| duty to help his comrades; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan | 18 |
| is survived by his wife, Jennifer; his daughters, Nini and | 19 |
| Jazzy; his uncle, Thomas Jordan; and other family members and | 20 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful nation, | 4 |
| the passing of United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" | 5 |
| Jordan; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army | 7 |
| Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan and his willingness to serve his | 8 |
| country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of United States Army Sergeant Richard | 12 |
| "Joe" Jordan as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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