Full Text of SR2456 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 Sgt. Douglas J. Riney of Fairview who | 4 | | passed away on October 19, 2016 from injuries sustained while | 5 | | fighting enemy forces in Kabul, Afghanistan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Douglas Riney was born at Fort Stewart Army | 7 | | base in Georgia to Dave and Pam Chabotte Riney on July 29, | 8 | | 1990; he married the love of his life, Kylie Eddy, on December | 9 | | 29, 2012 in Farmington; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Douglas Riney was a graduate of Spoon River | 11 | | Valley High School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Douglas Riney entered active military | 13 | | service in July of 2012 as a petroleum supply specialist and | 14 | | was last assigned to the Support Squadron, Third Calvary | 15 | | Regiment, First Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, since | 16 | | December of 2012; he had previously deployed in support of | 17 | | Operation Enduring Freedom from July of 2014 to February of | 18 | | 2015, and also deployed from June of 2016 to October of 2016 in | 19 | | support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel; his awards and | 20 | | decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Army | 21 | | Commendation Medal, four Army Achievements Medals, Army Good | 22 | | Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan |
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| 1 | | Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, Global War on | 2 | | Terrorism Service Medal, Non-commissioned Officer Professional | 3 | | Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon and NATO Medal; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Douglas Riney was a member of the Vintage | 5 | | Church in Texas, and a proud volunteer firefighter with the | 6 | | Fairview Fire Department; he was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, | 7 | | a BMX bicycle rider with many awards and trophies; he enjoyed | 8 | | riding his motorcycle, hunting, and fishing; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Douglas Riney is survived by his wife, Kylie; | 10 | | his children, Elea and James Riney; his father, Dave (Kristie) | 11 | | Riney; his mother, Pam (Don) Boland; his siblings, Jeff Budd, | 12 | | and Stacey (Ashley Ayers) Budd; his niece, Cailee Budd; two | 13 | | stepbrothers, Bryce and Kole Vaughn; one stepsister, Ashlie | 14 | | Herrin; his paternal grandmother, Nancy Riney; his maternal | 15 | | grandmother, Linda Huntley; several aunts and uncles and many | 16 | | cousins; his father and mother-in-law, Randal and Donna Eddy; | 17 | | and two sisters-in-law, Brandi Eddy, and Janel (Doug) Brown and | 18 | | their children, Kambell, Payton, Avari, and Asher McDermet and | 19 | | Kinsley Brown; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Sgt. Douglas Riney, | 23 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and |
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| 1 | | all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Douglas Riney as an expression | 4 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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