Full Text of HR1173 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 | | States Army Specialist Trevor Pinnick of Lawrenceville, who | 5 | | gave his life defending America's freedom on June 11, 2012, | 6 | | near Panjwa'I, Kandahar, Afghanistan; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick was born on January 6, 1992; he | 8 | | was the son of Thomas and Nancy Pinnick of Lawrenceville; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick graduated from Lawrenceville | 10 | | High School in May of 2010; he later entered the Army in August | 11 | | of 2010 and reported to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for basic | 12 | | training; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick married his high school | 14 | | sweetheart, Martha, on July 9, 2010; he was the proud father of | 15 | | Melody Renee Pinnick, who was born on September 15, 2010; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick served with the 18th Engineer | 17 | | Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd | 18 | | Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division, out | 19 | | of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick received the Army Achievement |
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| 1 | | Medal on September 6, 2011 for his work in August 2011 with the | 2 | | 18th Engineer Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and | 3 | | was promoted to Specialist in the first week of June 2011; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, United States and Illinois flags throughout the | 5 | | State flew at half-staff as a symbol of mourning and to honor | 6 | | the sacrifice of SPC Trevor Pinnick; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick will be remembered for his love | 8 | | of practical jokes, his warm heart, his patriotism, and his | 9 | | bravery; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, SPC Trevor Pinnick dedicated his life to defending | 11 | | America's freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to | 12 | | his nation; he will be dearly missed by his wife, Martha | 13 | | Pinnick; his daughter, Melody Pinnick; his mother, Nancy | 14 | | Pinnick; his father, Thomas Pinnick; his older brother, Thomas | 15 | | Pinnick Jr.; his twin sisters, Kayla Lynn Pinnick and Bethany | 16 | | Rose Pinnick; his fellow soldiers; and the citizens of a | 17 | | grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the members of a | 21 | | grateful nation, the passing of United States Army Specialist | 22 | | Trevor Pinnick; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of SPC Trevor Pinnick as a symbol of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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