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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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| learned with regret of the death in Iraq of Sergeant Ivory L. |
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| Phipps of Chicago on Wednesday, March 17, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Phipps had re-enlisted at the age of 43 |
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| to provide for his family and had been in Iraq less than a week |
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| when he was killed in a mortar attack; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Phipps had been stationed in Kuwait until |
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| Sunday, March 14, 2004, when he was sent to Iraq; he was a |
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| driver assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, which is |
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| based in Paris; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Phipps, the youngest of eight children, |
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| first joined the military when he was 18 and was a Desert Storm |
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| veteran; he went on to serve 15 years in the National Guard; at |
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| home, he worked as a driver for a rental car company; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sergeant Ivory L. Phipps has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his fiancee, LaToya Ragsdale; |
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| his son, Elijah Lee Phipps; and his many other family members; |
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| therefore, be 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 passing of |
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| Sergeant Ivory L. Phipps, and we extend our sincere condolences |
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| to his friends, family, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Phipps and |
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| his willingness to serve our country which led to him making |
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| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |