Full Text of HR1211 93rd General Assembly
HR1211 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 |
| Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins of Crystal Lake on August 8, | 5 |
| 2004 in Al Anbar province of Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Collins was assigned to the 2nd | 7 |
| Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine | 8 |
| Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, California; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Naperville to Jack and Angel | 10 |
| (Betancourt) Collins and was the second of four children; his | 11 |
| family moved often, to Connecticut, New Jersey, Michigan, and | 12 |
| Virginia, before settling in Crystal Lake halfway through his | 13 |
| freshman year; he was a 2003 graduate of Crystal Lake South | 14 |
| High School and was a member of the soccer and swim teams; he | 15 |
| also participated in theatre and Gator Pride; shortly after his | 16 |
| graduation he enlisted in the Marines; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Collins was recently promoted from the | 18 |
| rank of private first class; he loved being a Marine, | 19 |
| especially when he built a school, strung wire to provide | 20 |
| electricity for homes, and passed out candy to fellow Marines; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, He was planning to use the money he had earned | 23 |
| during military service to go to college and become a police | 24 |
| officer; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins will | 26 |
| be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Jack and Angel; | 27 |
| his brother, Brandon; his two sisters, Lauren and Devon; his | 28 |
| maternal grandfather, Elias Betancourt; his paternal | 29 |
| grandparents, John and Alice Collins; and many aunts, uncles, | 30 |
| and cousins; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his maternal | 2 |
| grandmother, Sandra Maria (Cooley) Betancourt; therefore, be | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| together with his family, friends, educators, community, and | 7 |
| fellow members of the United States armed forces, we mourn the | 8 |
| death of Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, who will be remembered | 9 |
| for his selflessness, bravery, patriotism, sense of humor, | 10 |
| confidence, generosity, kindness, and strong character and we | 11 |
| offer our deepest sympathy to all who knew and loved him; and | 12 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins as a | 15 |
| token of our deepest sympathy.
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