Full Text of SR0714 93rd General Assembly
SR0714 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Army Sergeant | 4 |
| Jack Hennessy on October 1, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy was assigned to the Army's 1st | 6 |
| Cavalry Division; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy was killed during a gun battle | 8 |
| while monitoring a traffic checkpoint; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy moved to Naperville with his | 10 |
| family in 1991 and attended Maplebrook Elementary School and | 11 |
| Lincoln Junior High; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy played soccer and competed in | 13 |
| gymnastics and wrestling, qualifying in his junior year for the | 14 |
| Illinois High School Association boys gymnastics state | 15 |
| championships; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy was known to be funny, outgoing, | 17 |
| and a class-clown who liked 80's music, foam trucker hats, | 18 |
| goofy t-shirts and funny movies; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy enlisted in the Army as a senior | 20 |
| in high school and began service after graduating from | 21 |
| Naperville Central High School in Naperville in 2001; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, After Sergeant Hennessy enlisted in the military, | 23 |
| his family watched as the young man evolved from an active, | 24 |
| precocious child into a mature, determined leader whose first | 25 |
| priority was to serve his country; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy was proud to serve his country | 27 |
| and showed his commitment to restoring peace by volunteering |
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| for duties in Iraq; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Hennessy strived to be a good soldier | 3 |
| and, at the young age of 21, embodied the true spirit of a | 4 |
| soldier, being faithful and loyal always to his family, | 5 |
| friends, and country; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, We recognize Sergeant Hennessy for his unwavering | 7 |
| bravery and service to his country; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Army Sergeant Jack Hennessy will be | 9 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his father, Bernie and devoted | 10 |
| mother, Cindy; his brother, Eric; his sister, Anna; and dozens | 11 |
| of family members and friends; therefore, be it | 12 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 |
| Army Sergeant Jack Hennessy along with all who knew and loved | 15 |
| him and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, | 16 |
| friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Army Sergeant Jack Hennessy as a | 19 |
| token of our deepest sympathy.
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