Full Text of HR1506 94th General Assembly
HR1506 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to | 4 |
| the family and friends of Marine Sergeant Thomas Michael | 5 |
| Gilbert of Downers Grove, Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Gilbert died on October 25, 2006, defending | 7 |
| his country while serving his second tour in Iraq, for which he | 8 |
| volunteered; he was killed in combat while fighting insurgents | 9 |
| in the Anbar province of Iraq, just west of Baghdad; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 2000 graduate of Downers Grove North High | 11 |
| School; he attended Lester, Herrick, and Downers Grove North | 12 |
| schools; he played football in high school, as well as being a | 13 |
| member of the track team; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, He was a marketing major at Western Michigan | 15 |
| University; he joined the Marine Reserve in September of 2000; | 16 |
| he was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th | 17 |
| Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, based out of Grand | 18 |
| Rapids, Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Gilbert is described as a proud Irishman | 20 |
| who loved hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle, | 21 |
| wakeboarding, outdoor sports, and hanging out with his friends; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, Letters were read at the funeral of Thomas Gilbert | 24 |
| from his Marine unit, thanking him for jeopardizing his life to | 25 |
| save his friends; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Thomas Gilbert was the loving son of Michael and | 27 |
| Theresa Gilbert; in addition to his parents, he leaves behind | 28 |
| to cherish his memory: his sisters, Tamara Gilbert and Trisha | 29 |
| (Brad) Pelhank; his grandparents, George and Joann Cooper and |
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| Patricia (the late Harvey "Jack") Gilbert; his aunts and | 2 |
| uncles, Mary (Bob) Tennyson, Sharon (the late Jim) Gilbert, Dan | 3 |
| (Marla) Gilbert, Margaret (the late Rick) Tovey, Rick (Sandy) | 4 |
| Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Theresa Gilbert, Dave (Peggy) | 5 |
| Cooper, and Patti (Rick) Lahey; his cousins, John (Christina) | 6 |
| Gilbert, Bridget (Reed) Knowlton, Amy Gilbert, Jennifer (Luke) | 7 |
| Crawford, Nick Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Max Gilbert, Luis | 8 |
| Gilbert, MaryJo Gilbert, Josh Mattox, Eddie Mattox, Ricky | 9 |
| Gilbert, Brian Gilbert, Ryan Severin, Kalyn Cooper, Tanya | 10 |
| Cooper, and Adam Cooper; he was preceded in death by his | 11 |
| cousin, Connor Lahey; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we again express our sympathies to the family of Marine | 15 |
| Sergeant Thomas Gilbert for his tremendous sacrifice; and be it | 16 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Thomas Gilbert.
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