Full Text of SR0654 93rd General Assembly
SR0654 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is with deep regret that the members of the | 3 |
| Illinois Senate learned of the death in Iraq of U.S. Army | 4 |
| Private First Class Collier E. Barcus of McHenry on Thursday, | 5 |
| July 8, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Collier Edwin Barcus was born on June 14, 1983 to | 7 |
| Sandy Barcus and Greg Barcus; he finished high school on a | 8 |
| Wyoming ranch, where he was home schooled and learned ranching | 9 |
| skills; he had hoped to return to Wyoming someday to own his | 10 |
| own ranch; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Private First Class Barcus enlisted in the U.S. | 12 |
| Army on September 11, 2001 because he wanted to do something to | 13 |
| help his country; he followed in the footsteps of his brother, | 14 |
| serving as a sniper; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, He had been serving in Iraq in support of | 16 |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom and lost his life when a sport utility | 17 |
| vehicle rigged with a bomb drove into the headquarters shared | 18 |
| by U.S. Forces and the Iraqi National Guard allies; after the | 19 |
| bomb exploded, insurgents launched 38 mortars at the building; | 20 |
| he had previously been rendered partially deaf by a nearby | 21 |
| bombing and had the option to return home, but chose to remain | 22 |
| in Iraq, committed to making the Iraqi people free; and
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| WHEREAS, Private First Class Barcus was a member of the | 24 |
| United States Army, serving in the 1st Battalion, 26th | 25 |
| Infantry, 1st Infantry Division; he planned on re-enlisting | 26 |
| when his tour was scheduled to end in October of 2005; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Private First Class Collier Edwin | 28 |
| Barcus has been deeply felt by many, especially his mother, | 29 |
| Sandy Barcus; his father, Greg Barcus; his brother, Micah; his | 30 |
| sister, Jessa; his grandmother, Yvonne Barcus; his many loving |
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| aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and comrades; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| U.S. Army Private First Class Collier E. Barcus, and we extend | 5 |
| our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew | 6 |
| and loved him; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Private First Class | 8 |
| Barcus and his willingness to serve his country which led to | 9 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of U.S. Army Private First Class | 12 |
| Collier E. Barcus as an expression of our sincerest | 13 |
| condolences.
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