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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Corporal Joshua Douglas Palmer of Blandinsville
3 died Monday, November 8, 2004 near Fallujah, Iraq where he was
4 serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, Engineer Company C; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in Carthage on July 7, 1980, the son
6 of Doug and Carol (Hasten) Palmer; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1999; he
8 enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1999 and served until
9 2003; in 2003, he re-enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps
10 Reserves; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was a determined and dedicated young man with
12 many friends; he loved his family, motorcycles, and working
13 with his hands; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The passing of Corporal Joshua Douglas Palmer will
15 be deeply felt by many, especially his parents; his sister,
16 Amanda Palmer; his grandparents, Barb and Rex Stewart and
17 Hollis Palmer and Donna Burnett; and several aunts, uncles, and
18 cousins; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that,
21 together with his family and friends and the citizens of this
22 State and this great nation, we mourn the passing of Corporal
23 Joshua Douglas Palmer and we extend to his family our sincerest
24 condolences during their time of bereavement; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
27 sympathy.