Full Text of HR1527 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
United | 4 | | States Army Sergeant Jesse Richard Tilton of Long Creek, who | 5 | | passed away on July 16, 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was born on December 14, 1986 in | 7 | | Decatur; he was the son of Julie A. Tilton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton attended Mt. Zion High School | 9 | | and went on to graduate from Lincoln Challenge Academy in | 10 | | Rantoul; he later attended Richland Community College; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton served his country with pride | 12 | | and distinction as a medic with the United States Army, serving | 13 | | in the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th | 14 | | Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort | 15 | | Bragg, North Carolina; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton earned numerous awards and | 17 | | decorations for his service with the U.S. Army, including the | 18 | | Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the | 19 | | Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the | 20 | | National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal | 21 | | with Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, |
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| 1 | | the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO | 2 | | Medal, and the Combat Medic Badge; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was a member of the Long Creek | 4 | | United Methodist Church; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was preceded in death by his | 6 | | aunt, Barbara Warner; his uncle, Gerald Tilton; and his | 7 | | maternal grandparents, Theodore and Kathryn Tilton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton is survived by his mother, Julie | 9 | | A. Tilton-Magana and her husband, Javier; his aunts and uncles, | 10 | | James Tilton and his wife, Judy, Linda Isaac and her husband, | 11 | | Robert "Bob", Richard Tilton and his wife, Judy, and Sandra | 12 | | Muirheid and her husband, George; and his many cousins; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton's patriotism and courage will be | 14 | | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 15 | | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 19 | | Sergeant Jesse Richard Tilton; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Jesse Tilton as an expression | 2 | | of our sympathy.
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