Full Text of HR1184 96th General Assembly
HR1184 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gilbert C. Thiel of | 4 |
| Grayslake on the occasion of being honored by Squadrons and | 5 |
| Shipmates for his distinguished service during World War II; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Squadrons and Shipmates is an organization | 8 |
| founded to reunite those serving aboard the aircraft carriers | 9 |
| USS Midway and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt; and
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| WHEREAS, Gilbert Thiel served aboard the USS Midway from | 11 |
| 1942 to 1946 as an aviation machinist mate and flight deck | 12 |
| inspector; he enlisted in the National Guard first, and then | 13 |
| joined the U.S. Navy while he was working at the Federal | 14 |
| Reserve Bank in Chicago as a cashier; and
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| WHEREAS, Gilbert Thiel is believed to be the oldest living | 16 |
| World War II veteran; he is a plank owner of the USS Midway, as | 17 |
| he was aboard the carrier when it was commissioned on September | 18 |
| 10, 1945; and
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| WHEREAS, Gilbert Thiel's family, which includes his loving | 20 |
| wife, Gladys, his step-children, Sarah Mider, Rebecca Rikje, | 21 |
| and Mark Humage, and his step-grandchildren, Jessica Thayer, |
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| Luke Albrecht, Ryan Rikje, Reva Rikje, Nicholas Castagna, and | 2 |
| Hannah Mider, are undoubtedly proud of Mr. Thiel and his many | 3 |
| accomplishments; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Gilbert C. Thiel of Grayslake on the occasion of | 7 |
| being honored by Squadrons and Shipmates and wish them success | 8 |
| and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Gilbert Thiel as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 |
| respect.
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