Full Text of SR0273 95th General Assembly
SR0273 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
U.S. Army Specialist Karen Clifton, who | 4 |
| was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq on June 21, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton was born May 10, 1985 in | 6 |
| Decatur; her parents are Doug V. Clifton and Chris (Maurer) | 7 |
| Hancock; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton attended school in Mount Zion | 9 |
| through her junior year and was active in the Mt. Zion Police | 10 |
| Department Explorer's Program; she moved to Florida in her | 11 |
| senior year, where she completed high school in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton returned to Illinois after | 13 |
| graduation and enlisted in the U.S. Army, to begin a career | 14 |
| with the Military Police; she was currently serving her country | 15 |
| in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and obtained the | 16 |
| rank of Specialist in the 544th MP CO, Forward Platoon, 630th | 17 |
| MP CO, 759th MP Battalion of the 89th MP Brigade; she was | 18 |
| scheduled to complete her one-year tour of duty in Iraq in June | 19 |
| 2007, but had her tour of duty extended until October 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, In recognition of her incredible bravery, Spc. | 21 |
| Karen Clifton was posthumously promoted to the rank of Corporal |
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| and was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, Combat | 2 |
| Action Badge, and the Army Good Conduct Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton was an avid Indy car racing fan | 4 |
| who hoped to see the day a woman would win a big race; she also | 5 |
| loved to shop and eat out, especially at the El Matador and Red | 6 |
| Lobster restaurants when she returned home on leave; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton was preceded in death by her | 8 |
| niece; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton is survived by her father; her | 10 |
| mother, Chris Hancock; her sisters, Cindy (Blake) Blackston and | 11 |
| Katie Maple; her stepsister, Heather Maple; her stepbrother, | 12 |
| Sean Maple; her grandparents, Vernon and Carol Clifton and | 13 |
| Sheila and Richard Cairns; her grandfather, Lee Maurer; her | 14 |
| nephew, Corbin Davis, her niece, Allysa Davis, and many aunts, | 15 |
| uncles, and cousins who loved her very much; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Spc. Karen Clifton's dedication to her country | 17 |
| serves as an inspiration to the people of the State of Illinois | 18 |
| and our nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| her family and friends, the passing of U.S. Army Specialist |
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| Karen Clifton; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Karen | 3 |
| Clifton and her willingness to serve our country, which led to | 4 |
| her making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of U.S. Army Specialist Karen Clifton | 7 |
| as an expression of our sympathy.
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