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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of James T. Sweeney of Crest Hill, who
4 passed away on February 1, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born October 8, 1945, and married Charlene
6 Hanus on August 27, 1977 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in
7 Joliet; he was an avid reader and air show enthusiast; he
8 enjoyed vacationing in the Smoky Mountains and visiting Army,
9 Air Force, and Navy military bases; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He was retired from the United States Army,
11 serving in Vietnam from September 28, 1966 thru November 27,
12 1967; February 16, 1968 thru May 12, 1968; and December 11,
13 1969 thru November 15, 1970; he also served in Indochina and
14 Korea; he proudly served with the 1st Cavalry Division, 101st
15 Airborne Division, and 1st Aviation Brigade; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with 1
17 Silver Service Star; Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device,
18 National Defense Service Medal; 3 O/S Bars; Air Medal (5th
19 Award); Aircraft Crewman Badge; Army Commendation Medal;
20 Meritorious Unit Citation; Bronze Star Medal; Good Conduct
21 Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea); Marksman
22 Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16); VSM; NDSM; Air Medal Aircraft

 

 

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1 Crewman Badge; VCM; 2 O/S Bars; and MM (Rifle M-14); and
 
2     WHEREAS, He was employed by Molex as a Quality Assurance
3 Technician and The Labor Record as a Bookkeeper; he was a
4 member of the V.F.W. Cantigny Post 367, 1st Cavalry Division,
5 101st Airborne Division, Association of the United States Army,
6 and Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and
8 Dorothy (nee Jay) Sweeney; his sister, Jean Honig; his brother,
9 Henry "Hank" Sweeney; his brothers-in-law, Robert Honig Sr. and
10 Wolfgang "Rick" Short; his nephews, Sean Sweeney and Robert
11 Honig Jr.; his father-in-law Charles Hanus Sr.; and his
12 mother-in-law, Ann Hanus; and
 
13     WHEREAS, James T. Sweeney is survived by his loving wife of
14 32 years, Charlene (nee Hanus); his daughter, Jennifer (Michael
15 Yurkovich) Sweeney; his son, James Sweeney Jr.; his beloved
16 canine companions, Tiffany, Dixie, and Tucker; his two sisters,
17 Joyce (Raymond) Matkovic and Mary Ellen Short; his
18 sister-in-law, Mary Jean Sweeney and brother-in-law, Charles
19 (Christina) Hanus Jr.; and numerous nieces and nephews;
20 therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1 his family and friends, the passing of James T. Sweeney; and be
2 it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of James T. Sweeney as a symbol of our
5 sincere sympathy.