Full Text of SR0830 94th General Assembly
SR0830 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sgt. Matthew J. | 4 |
| Vosbein of Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of West Frankfort, | 5 |
| on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, while serving his country in Iraq; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born on January 30, 1976, in West Frankfort | 8 |
| to Tim Lingle and Anna Vosbein; he was united in marriage to | 9 |
| the former Lynda Dodge on February 19, 2005, in Fort Campbell, | 10 |
| Tennessee; and
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| WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Army in September | 12 |
| of 2002 at Fort Benning, Georgia; following basic training he | 13 |
| was assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was eventually | 14 |
| deployed to Iraq where he served his tour of duty; in September | 15 |
| of 2004 he chose to stay in the army and re-enlisted; scheduled | 16 |
| to go to Germany, he chose instead to return to Iraq to | 17 |
| continue to serve with his buddies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in | 19 |
| Clarksville, Tennessee, and a member of the Catholic faith; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein has been | 21 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Lynda; his sons, | 22 |
| Connor Matthew Vosbein, John Joseph Vosbein, and Brandon Glenn | 23 |
| Jackson; his mother, Anna Williams and her husband, Gene; his | 24 |
| father, Tim Lingle and his wife, Amy; his brothers, Hagle | 25 |
| Williams III, Brandon Lingle, Christopher Williams, Jason | 26 |
| Lingle, Jeremy Lingle, and Lucas Lingle; and his grandparents, | 27 |
| Lois and Vernon Veaughn, Lester and Sandra Lingle, and Hagle | 28 |
| Williams Sr.; he was preceded in death by his grandparents, | 29 |
| Charles and Ella Mae Vosbein; and his grandmother, Helen | 30 |
| Williams; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Sergeant Matthew J. Vosbein, and we extend our sincere | 4 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Vosbein and | 7 |
| his willingness to serve our country, which led to him making | 8 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 11 |
| condolences.
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