SR0586 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of United States Marine Corps Corporal Jamie Russel Lowe of Johnsonville, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on January 11, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe was born on November 15, 1988, in Fairfield; his parents are Kevin L. and Teresa (Solomon) Lowe; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe graduated from Cisne High School in 2007; he attended Orchardville Community Church and was a member of the Young Marines in Mt. Vernon; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe served in the United States Marine Corps with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, a unit based in Okinawa that is currently serving in Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Perry Lowe and James Verdell Solomon; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe is survived by his parents, Kevin and Teresa Lowe; his brothers, Cody and Hunter Lowe; his grandparents, Shirley Lowe and Russel and Linda Legg; his great-grandparents, Philip and Wilma Lowe and Elsie Ray; his aunts, Cristy and Brian McKinney, Kim and Shannon Hosick, and Tammy and Trent Flexter; and his many great-uncles, great-aunts, and cousins; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe will be remembered by all who knew and loved him for his smile and his love of serving his country in the United States Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe's patriotism and courage will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine Corps Corporal Jamie Russel Lowe; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Cpl. Jamie Lowe as an expression of our sympathy.