Full Text of HR1320 94th General Assembly
HR1320 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death in Iraq of | 4 |
| U.S. Army Corporal Shawn T. Lasswell Jr. of Las Vegas, Nevada, | 5 |
| formerly of Alton, on Sunday, April 23, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 10, 1984, in Alton and grew up | 7 |
| in the Alton area; he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was | 8 |
| 11; while in high school, he was active in the ROTC program; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, He always wanted to serve his country and joined | 11 |
| the U.S. Army after high school; he was looking forward to a | 12 |
| law enforcement career as a S.W.A.T. officer with the Las Vegas | 13 |
| Metro Police Department; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, He enjoyed quality time with family and friends | 15 |
| and working with remote control cars and airplanes and playing | 16 |
| the guitar; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, He was assigned to C Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th | 18 |
| Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort | 19 |
| Hood, Texas; his unit was deployed to the Middle East in | 20 |
| December; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Corporal Lasswell has been deeply | 22 |
| felt by many, especially his mother and stepfather, Cathy and | 23 |
| Ron Zehren; his father and stepmother, Shawn Thomas and Kim | 24 |
| Lasswell Sr.; his brothers and sisters, Kevin Lasswell, Vincent | 25 |
| Gill, Toliver Lasswell, Jessie Lasswell, and Gabriele | 26 |
| Lasswell; his grandparents, Charles and Judy Lewis, Joel and | 27 |
| Judy Lasswell, and Johnnie and Jeff Powell; his | 28 |
| great-grandparents, Roger and Evelyn Reigart; his many aunts | 29 |
| and uncles, including Carolyn, Chris, Candy, Jennifer, and | 30 |
| Dawn; his other extended family; and his many friends; he was |
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| preceded in death by his grandmother, Carol Lewis, and his | 2 |
| great-grandmother, Vacle Lasswell; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we mourn the passing of Corporal Shawn T. Lasswell Jr., and we | 6 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 7 |
| who knew and loved him; and be it further | 8 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Lasswell and | 9 |
| his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making | 10 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 13 |
| sympathy.
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