Full Text of HR0611 96th General Assembly
HR0611 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Army National Guard Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith of Sullivan, who | 5 |
| passed away on July 28, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was born on February 14, 1990 | 7 |
| in Decatur; he was the son of Marilyn Smith and David Jones; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was a 2008 graduate of Sullivan | 10 |
| High School, where he participated in football, soccer, track, | 11 |
| and the Sullivan Singers; and
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| WHEREAS, Gerrick joined the Illinois Army National Guard in | 13 |
| his junior year of high school; he was mobilized for active | 14 |
| duty in October of 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was a member of the Church of | 16 |
| Christ and the Sullivan Boy Scout Troop #39; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith is survived by his mother and | 18 |
| father, Marilyn Smith and David Jones; his sister, Seeley | 19 |
| Smith; his maternal grandparents, Tom and Mary Smith; his | 20 |
| paternal grandparents, Dale and Sharon Jones; his |
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| half-brother, Eric Jones; his nephew; his several aunts and | 2 |
| uncles; and his many friends; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith's patriotism and courage will | 4 |
| be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 5 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 9 |
| Illinois Army National Guard Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Sgt. Gerrick Smith as an expression | 13 |
| of our sympathy.
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