HR1132 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United States Army Specialist Chad Patrick Dellit of Sarasota, Florida and Fulton, Illinois, with family living in nearby Clinton, Iowa, who passed away on September 21, 2011; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit was born on July 17, 1989, in Muskegon, Michigan; he was the son of Todd and Teresa (Curtis) Dellit; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit graduated from Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida, in 2007; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit was employed as a night manager at Albertson's Grocery in Sarasota, Florida; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit enlisted in the United States Army on September 23, 2008, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; he was assigned to the 100th Engineer Company, 30th Engineer Battalion of the 20th Engineer Brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he trained to be a geospatial engineer; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit was a member of Beneva Christian Church in Sarasota, Florida, where he was actively involved in the church's youth group; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit enjoyed hunting, the outdoors, mudding, and carpentry; he was a jack-of-all-trades who was mechanically inclined and was an excellent soldier who would do anything for his fellow comrades; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Donald Gene and Patricia Ann Dellit; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit is survived by his parents, Todd and Teresa Dellit; his sister, Robin Marie Dellit; his maternal grandparents, Roy and Mary Curtis and Kathy Curtis; and two of his best friends, Manuel Martinez and Wade Feazell; and

WHEREAS, SPC Chad Dellit'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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United States Army Specialist Chad Patrick Dellit; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of SPC Chad Dellit as an expression of our sympathy.