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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of United States
 4    Army Specialist Brandon Jacob Rowe of Roscoe on Monday, March
 5    31, 2003; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Specialist Rowe was killed in action in the war
 7    in Iraq near the city of Najaf; he was a member of the  101st
 8    Airborne  Division  (Air  Assault)  of the United States Army
 9    based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was the first member of
10    the 101st to die in combat; and

11        WHEREAS, Specialist Rowe was born on April  14,  1982  in
12    Rockford, the son of Wendy Borowski and Milton Rowe; he was a
13    2000  graduate  of  Hononegah  High  School; he had worked at
14    DiGiovanni's Restaurant and Highlander Supermarket in  Roscoe
15    while  in  school;  he  attended  Rock  Valley College before
16    enlisting in the United States Army in 2001; and

17        WHEREAS, Specialist Rowe's ambition was to attend college
18    to study computers after completion of his military  service;
19    he  was a Chicago Bears and Kentucky Wildcats fan; he enjoyed
20    playing computer games and listening to music, and especially
21    enjoyed spending time with his "buds"; and

22        WHEREAS, The passing of Specialist Brandon Jacob Rowe has
23    been  deeply  felt  by  many,  including   his   mother   and
24    stepfather, Wendy and Rick Borowski; his father, Milton Rowe;
25    his  sister,  Leah  (Doug  Yates)  Rowe;  his brothers, Brent
26    (Burgundy)  Rowe  and  Kevin  (Mandy)  Rowe;   his   maternal
27    grandfather,  George  Scheidegger;  his paternal grandmother,
28    Tennessee (Rush) Sanders; his  step-grandparents,  Frank  and
29    Jean  Borowski;  his  special  nephews, Devon Scheidegger and
30    Austin Wheat; his numerous aunts, uncles,  and  cousins;  and
31    his  many  special friends, including Nicol Paige; therefore,
32    be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE  STATE  OF ILLINOIS, that together with his
 3    family, friends, and this great nation, we mourn the  passing
 4    of  Specialist Brandon Jacob Rowe, United States Army, and we
 5    extend to his family and friends our deepest sympathy; and be
 6    it further

 7        RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Rowe and
 8    his willingness to serve our country, which led to him making
 9    the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further

10        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
11    presented  to  the  family  of Specialist Brandon Jacob Rowe,
12    United  States  Army,  as  an  expression  of   our   sincere
13    condolences during this time of loss.