Full Text of HR0362 95th General Assembly
HR0362 95TH 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 Captain | 4 |
| Kevin Landeck of Wheaton, who was killed in Iraq on February 2, | 5 |
| 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin Landeck will receive the Purple Heart Medal | 7 |
| and the Bronze Star, posthumously, for his bravery in service; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Kevin Landeck attended Whittier Elementary, | 10 |
| Edison Middle School, and was a 1999 graduate of Wheaton | 11 |
| Warrenville South High School, where he was a pole vaulter; he | 12 |
| was a 2004 Purdue University Reserve Officer Training Corps | 13 |
| (ROTC) graduate; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Landeck was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, | 15 |
| 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th | 16 |
| Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, New York; and
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| WHEREAS, He met his wife, Bethany, while attending Purdue; | 18 |
| she was is a Purdue graduate, and is a member of the National | 19 |
| Guard; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Landeck cared deeply for children, and was |
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| corresponding with his cousin, Jill Neis, and her fourth grade | 2 |
| class at Timber Trails School in Hoffman Estates; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Captain Kevin Landeck is survived by his wife, | 4 |
| Bethany Landeck; his father, Richard Landeck; his mother, Vicki | 5 |
| Landeck; his sister, Jennifer Landeck; his brother-in-law, | 6 |
| Kyle Beck; and his cousin, Jill Neis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 10 |
| Captain Kevin Landeck; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Captain Kevin Landeck | 12 |
| and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him | 13 |
| making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Captain Kevin Landeck as a symbol of | 16 |
| our respect and sympathy.
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