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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 were deeply saddened to learn of the death of |
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| Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins of Crystal Lake on August 8, |
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| 2004 in Al Anbar province of Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Collins was assigned to the 2nd |
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| Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine |
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| Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, California; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Naperville to Jack and Angel |
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| (Betancourt) Collins and was the second of four children; his |
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| family moved often, to Connecticut, New Jersey, Michigan, and |
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| Virginia, before settling in Crystal Lake halfway through his |
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| freshman year; he was a 2003 graduate of Crystal Lake South |
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| High School and was a member of the soccer and swim teams; he |
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| also participated in theatre and Gator Pride; shortly after his |
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| graduation he enlisted in the Marines; and
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| WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Collins was recently promoted from the |
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| rank of private first class; he loved being a Marine, |
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| especially when he built a school, strung wire to provide |
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| electricity for homes, and passed out candy to fellow Marines; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was planning to use the money he had earned |
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| during military service to go to college and become a police |
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| officer; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins will |
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| be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Jack and Angel; |
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| his brother, Brandon; his two sisters, Lauren and Devon; his |
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| maternal grandfather, Elias Betancourt; his paternal |
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| grandparents, John and Alice Collins; and many aunts, uncles, |
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| and cousins; and
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