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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  shocked  and saddened to hear of the untimely
 4    death of Lance Corporal Jakub Henryk Kowalik,  United  States
 5    Marine  Corps,  of  Schaumburg,  on  Monday, May 12, 2003, in
 6    Iraq; and

 7        WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kowalik had been assigned to  the
 8    1st  Maintenance  Battalion  of the 1st Force Service Support
 9    Group, which was based at Camp  Pendleton,  since  August  of
10    2002; he served as an assault amphibious vehicle repairer and
11    technician;  he  joined  the  United  States  Marine Corps in
12    December of 2001; and

13        WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kowalik was a native  of  Poland,
14    born to Henryk and Danuta Kowalik; the family migrated to the
15    United  States  in 1991, first living in Chicago, then moving
16    to Niles and recently to Schaumburg; he was a  2002  graduate
17    of  Maine  East  High  School  in  Park Ridge where he played
18    football; and

19        WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Kowalik enjoyed fishing, which he
20    shared with his father, Henryk, who preceded him in death two
21    years  after  arriving  in  America;  he  also  enjoyed   his
22    PlayStation,   Tom   and  Jerry  cartoons,  entertaining  his
23    friends' younger siblings, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; and

24        WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Jakub  H.  Kowalik
25    has  been  deeply  felt  by  all who knew him, especially his
26    mother  Danuta  Kowalik  and  her  fiance,  Joseph  Kot;  his
27    brother, Paul Kowalik; and many other friends and  relatives;
28    therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
31    of Lance Corporal Jakub Henryk Kowalik who will be remembered
 
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 1    as  a  hero  of  the  United  States  Marine Corps; and be it
 2    further

 3        RESOLVED, That we honor  the  memory  of  Lance  Corporal
 4    Kowalik  and  his willingness to serve our great nation which
 5    led 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 Lance Corporal Jakub H. Kowalik,
 8    United States Marine Corps, as an expression of  our  deepest
 9    sympathy during their time of bereavement.