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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United
4States Army Private First Class Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield,
5who gave his life defending America's freedom on November 1,
62010, in the Zhari district of Kandahar, Afghanistan; and
 
7    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari was born on September 14, 1989 in
8Chicago; he was the son of Denise Meehan of Plainfield and
9Mahmoud Meari of Grafton, Wisconsin; and
 
10    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari attended Drauden Point Middle
11School and Plainfield South High School; he subsequently earned
12his diploma from Port Washington High School in Wisconsin,
13where he graduated early, before joining the U.S. Army in 2008;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari served with Company A, 1st
16Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st
17Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and
 
18    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari was awarded the National Defense
19Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War
20on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the
21Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Combat Infantry Badge in

 

 

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1recognition of his service; and
 
2    WHEREAS, United States and Illinois flags throughout the
3State will be flown at half-staff from November 8-10, 2010, as
4a symbol of mourning and to honor the sacrifice of PFC Andrew
5Meari; and
 
6    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari will be remembered for his love
7of country, generous spirit, patriotism, and love for his
8family and friends; and
 
9    WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari dedicated his life to defending
10America's freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to
11his nation; he will be dearly missed by his mother, Denise
12(Gerald) Meehan; his father, Mahmoud (Aisha) Meari; his
13brothers, Ethan and Andrew; his sister, Jenna; his grandmother,
14Vivienne Williams; his uncle, Todd (Stacie) Williams; his
15fellow soldiers; and the citizens of a grateful nation;
16therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19mourn, along with his family, friends, and the members of a
20grateful nation, the passing of United States Army Private
21First Class Andrew N. Meari; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of PFC Andrew Meari as a symbol of our
3sympathy.