Full Text of HR1007 095th General Assembly
HR1007 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
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| States Army Specialist Matthew F. Straughter of St. Charles, | 5 |
| Missouri, formerly of Belleville, who was killed in action in | 6 |
| Baghdad, Iraq on January 31, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Matthew F. Straughter joined the Missouri | 8 |
| Army National Guard as a combat engineer in December 2005; he | 9 |
| was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer | 10 |
| Brigade of the Missouri National Guard out of Fort Leonard | 11 |
| Wood, Missouri; his unit was mobilized in July of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member of the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th | 13 |
| Engineer Brigade, Spc. Matthew F. Straughter located | 14 |
| improvised explosive devices and maintained traffic flow along | 15 |
| military supply routes; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Matthew F. Straughter served on Operation | 17 |
| Jump Start, the border security mission in Arizona, from | 18 |
| November of 2006 until June of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Matthew F. Straughter was the recipient of | 20 |
| several military medals, as well as the Army Service Ribbon, | 21 |
| Overseas Service Ribbon, Missouri Basic Training Ribbon, and |
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| Arizona Community Service Ribbon, in recognition of his | 2 |
| meritorious service; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Matthew F. Straughter was the dear husband of | 4 |
| Thelma M. Straughter; the dear son of Perry and Elizabeth | 5 |
| Vinson; the dear father of Matthew Jr., Serenity Renee, Donte, | 6 |
| Justice, and the stepfather of Tavia; the dear son-in-law of | 7 |
| Veronica King; and the dear brother of Andrew and Katherine; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United | 12 |
| States Army Specialist Matthew F. Straughter; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Spc. Matthew F. | 14 |
| Straughter and his willingness to serve our country, which led | 15 |
| to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Spc. Matthew F. Straughter as an | 18 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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