Full Text of SR1349 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin Mose Weiss | 4 | | of Clarksville, Tennessee, who passed away on December 2, 2015; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss was born to Kevin and Susan Weiss; he | 7 | | attended McHenry public schools through the 4th grade and then | 8 | | was home-schooled until his sophomore year of high school, when | 9 | | he briefly attended McHenry High School East Campus and then | 10 | | Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, where he | 11 | | graduated in 2001; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss enlisted in the United States Army in | 13 | | 2003; he served his country and pursued his dream of flying the | 14 | | Army's Apache helicopters; he completed training after earning | 15 | | a spot in Warrant Officer Candidate School in 2011 and was | 16 | | deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring | 17 | | Freedom in 2014; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss earned numerous decorations and | 19 | | commendations, including the Air Medal; 3 Army commendation | 20 | | medals; the Joint Service Achievement Medal; 2 Army Achievement | 21 | | medals; Combat Action, Army Aviator, Air Assault, and | 22 | | Parachutist badges; the Ranger tab; and numerous campaign and |
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| 1 | | service awards; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, During his youth, Kevin Weiss delivered the | 3 | | Northwest Herald and worked at the McHenry Dam concession | 4 | | stand, where, at age 15, he was recognized for rescuing a trio | 5 | | of fishermen after their boat capsized on the Fox River; he | 6 | | also worked at Bjorkman's Ace Hardware and Adams Outdoor Power | 7 | | Equipment, among other jobs; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss enjoyed hunting, target shooting, | 9 | | swimming, boating, water skiing, and driving motorcycles; he | 10 | | was a skilled mechanic and all-around handyman, who often | 11 | | helped repair cars and more for his family and friends; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss was preceded in death by his | 13 | | grandparents, Robert and Fran Mertins and H. Howard "Mose" and | 14 | | Jane Weiss; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Weiss is survived by his wife of 12 years, | 16 | | Beth; his children, Lucas Mose and Susan Jane; his parents, | 17 | | Kevin and Susan Weiss; his siblings, Joe, Sally, Ben, Nellie, | 18 | | Jessie, Rosie, and Lisa; his parents-in-law, John and Gloria | 19 | | Baran; his uncles, Eric (Mery) Wyss and Robert Mertins; his | 20 | | aunt, Cynthia Wolf; his cousins, Chance Nabar, Colton Mertins, | 21 | | Carson, Dayton, and Calder Wyss, and Niesha and Adrian Boyer; | 22 | | and other distant relatives; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin Mose Weiss, and extend our | 4 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 5 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Kevin Weiss as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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