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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Army Spc. William |
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| D. Dusenbery of Fairview Heights on November 15, 2003, in Iraq; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Dusenbery spent a good part of his life in |
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| the Fairview Heights area; he also lived in California, Oregon, |
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| and Chicago before joining the Army in 2001 at age 29 with the |
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| thought of making a career in the Army; he trained as a Black |
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| Hawk engine and propulsion system mechanic at Fort Eustis, |
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| Virginia; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Dusenbery, who went by his middle name, Dave, |
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| was a crewman with the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, |
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| 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, |
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| Kentucky; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Army Spc. William D. Dusenbery will |
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| be deeply felt by many, especially his father, William D. |
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| Dusenbery; his mother, Nancy Medcalf; his stepmother, Nancy |
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| Kaprelian; his 7-year-old daughter, Aubrey Dusenbery; his |
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| 11-year-old stepdaughter, Shalice Johnson; and his special |
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| friend whom he planned to marry, Jessica Wheat; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the tragic |
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| death of Army Spc. William D. Dusenbery along with all who knew |
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| and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family |
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| and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Army Spc. William D. Dusenbery as a |
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| token of our deepest sympathy.
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