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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Kevin Yusman of Aurora for
4 his service as a Staff Judge Advocate for the United States
5 Navy; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Chesterfield, Missouri;
7 he attended Kansas University, where he received a Bachelors
8 degree in Political Science; he attended Southern Methodist
9 University, where he received his Juris Doctorate; after his
10 second year in Law School, he joined the United States Navy
11 Judge Advocate General Corps as a Lieutenant JG (Junior Grade);
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, He married Amy Haas Yusman in 1995; together, they
14 have 2 sons, Benjamin, 9 years old, and Alexander, 6 years old;
15 and
 
16     WHEREAS, His first duty station was in San Diego,
17 California with the Navy Legal Service Office SW, where he
18 provided comprehensive legal support (Defense, Claims, and
19 Legal Assistance) to Navy commands and individual service
20 members; his second duty station was in Naples, Italy, with the
21 United States Naval Support Activity, Trial Service Office,
22 where he provided trial services, international law, and

 

 

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1 command legal services to Navy and Marine Corps activities
2 located in Europe and the Mediterranean; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Kevin perfected his court room work during his
4 time in Italy, handling courts-martials and working closely
5 with the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS); in 2004,
6 after 7 years of active duty, he decided to pursue civilian law
7 and moved his family to Aurora; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He joined the Navy Active Ready Reserves and is
9 currently a Lieutenant Commander and the sole Staff Judge
10 Advocate for the US Fleet Forces stationed at the Great Lakes
11 Naval Base; in August he will be mobilizing with the Criminal
12 Investigative Task Force and will be stationed in Afghanistan;
13 therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 honor Kevin Yusman for his hard work and dedication while
17 serving in the United States Navy; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Kevin Yusman as a symbol of our respect.