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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express
3 their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Corporal
4 Ryan James Buckley of Oak Grove, Kentucky, formerly of
5 Hillsboro, who passed away on June 23, 2006, in Iraq; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was born on April 22, 1985, in Springfield; he
7 was a 2003 graduate of Hillsboro High School; he was united in
8 marriage on June 18, 2005, to the former Tina Davidson in
9 Litchfield; he joined the United States Army in March of 2004;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, He completed basic training at Ft. Benning,
12 Georgia, and was stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky; he was a
13 gunner in the U.S. Army and was part of the 2nd Battalion,
14 506th Infantry Regiment; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was deployed to Iraq on November 27, 2005; he
16 was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Global
17 War on Terrorism Medal; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The passing of Ryan James Buckley has been deeply
19 felt by many, especially by his wife, Tina; his mother and
20 step-father, Sally and Russell Nation; his father, Dennis
21 Buckley; his brother, Cody Buckley; his step-brother, Aaron
22 Nation; his step-sisters, Danielle Nation and Liz Cook; and his
23 paternal grandparents, Howard and Joan Buckley; he was preceded
24 in death by his maternal grandparents, Kurt and Louise
25 Schappart; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Ryan James Buckley, and we extend our sincere condolences to
29 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
30 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Buckley and
2 his willingness to serve our country, which led to him making
3 the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest
6 condolences.