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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United
4 States Army Sergeant Albert Ware of Chicago, who was killed in
5 action in Afghanistan on December 18, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware was born in Monrovia, Liberia; he
7 immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 and moved to
8 Chicago; he graduated from Corliss High School in 2002; and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 2003, Sgt. Albert Ware made the decision to
10 serve his adopted country; he spent 2 1/2 years in the National
11 Guard before joining the Army; he was assigned to the 782nd
12 Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd
13 Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina and hoped
14 to eventually become a member of the U.S. Army Rangers; he was
15 serving in his second tour in Afghanistan when he was
16 tragically killed; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware is survived by his wife,
18 Plichette; his children, T'John, Heaven, and Musu; his birth
19 mother, Massa Kamu of Monrovia, Liberia; his mother, Anna; his
20 father, Thomas; and his sister, Ciatta; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware's patriotism and courage will be

 

 

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1 remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers,
2 and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United
6 States Army Sergeant Albert Ware; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Sgt. Albert Ware as an expression of
9 our sympathy.