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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with great sadness of the death in |
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| Iraq of Specialist Jeremy Ridlen on Sunday, May 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Ridlen valiantly served his country as |
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| a member of the Illinois National Guard 1544th Transportation |
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| Company headquartered in Paris; he had been serving in Iraq |
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| since February; his twin brother, Jason Ridlen served in the |
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| same company; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Ridlen graduated from Maroa-Forsyth |
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| High School in 1998; he was a good musician, playing trumpet in |
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| the band and singing in the chorus in high school; he also |
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| enjoyed drawing, sketching, and mechanical drawing; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Ridlen was attending Illinois State |
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| University in Normal before his unit was activated and deployed |
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| to Iraq; he attended the Peoples Church of God in Decatur; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Specialist Jeremy Ridlen has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Cheryl; his father, |
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| Ed Ridlen; his brother, Jason; and his sister, Amanda Brady; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn the passing of Specialist Jeremy Ridlen, and we extend |
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| our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and all who knew |
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| and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Jeremy |
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| Ridlen and his willingness to serve our country, which led to |
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| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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