Full Text of SR0583 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John M. "Doc" Barrington, who passed | 4 | | away on September 13, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington was raised by his Uncle Rockie, | 6 | | and his late Aunt Fran; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington was a member of U.S. Marine | 8 | | Detachment 1395; he served as an FMF Corpsman for two combat | 9 | | tours in Iraq; he provided first-line care to Marines during | 10 | | the initial invasion of Baghdad; he was awarded the Navy and | 11 | | Marine Corps achievement medal for valorous actions; later, he | 12 | | served as platoon corpsman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in | 13 | | Fallujah; he successfully completed over 100 foot patrols, | 14 | | day/night combat missions, and detainee operations as the sole | 15 | | medical provider; he also assisted in the training of Iraqi | 16 | | soldiers and police; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington was awarded numerous medals and | 18 | | ribbons, including the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy | 19 | | Achievement Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy | 20 | | Unit Commendation, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the | 21 | | Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | 22 | | Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary |
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| 1 | | Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Sea | 2 | | Service Deployment Ribbon, the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas | 3 | | Service Ribbon, the Rifle Marksmanship Medal, and the Pistol | 4 | | Marksmanship Medal; he was Fleet Marine Force Qualified; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington was the Ela Township Assessor for | 6 | | over 11 years and Past Commander of American Legion Post 964 in | 7 | | Lake Zurich; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington's legacy is a life of caring for | 9 | | people, as evidenced by his actions and community service; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Barrington was the loving husband of Bonnie; | 11 | | the father of Tommy, Nick, Emma, Anna, Olivia, and the late | 12 | | Lea; the son of the late Karen Barrington; the brother of Lisa | 13 | | and Carl; the uncle of many nieces and nephews; and the nephew | 14 | | of Penny; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | John M. "Doc" Barrington and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of John Barrington as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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