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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of U.S. Army
4 Sergeant Andrew Lancaster of Stockton, who was killed in action
5 in Iraq; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Sergeant Andrew Lancaster was born in 1984; he
7 attended Stockton High School before he graduated from Freeport
8 in 2002; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Sergeant Andrew Lancaster served with the 1st
10 Battalion, 30th Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia;
11 he married his high school sweetheart Tabbatha Tillis on
12 December 19, 2004 before his deployment to Afghanistan with the
13 173rd Airborne Brigade; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Sergeant Andrew Lancaster will be remembered by
15 all who knew and loved him, including his wife, Tabbatha; his
16 parents, Harlan Lancaster and Donna and Steve Vanderheyden; his
17 brother, Harley; his step-sisters, Jennica and Janessa
18 Vanderheyden; and his many friends and fellow soldiers;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
2 Sergeant Andrew Lancaster; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Andrew
4 Lancaster and his willingness to serve our country, which led
5 to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Sergeant Andrew Lancaster as an
8 expression of our sympathy.