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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 Cpl. Forest |
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| Joseph Jostes of Albion on April 4, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Forest Joseph Jostes was born on April 30, 1982, |
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| in Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Von and Diane Ibbotson; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 2000 graduate of Edwards County High |
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| School; he joined the Army on his 17th birthday and became a |
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| member of the 25th Army Combat Engineers out of Lawrenceville; |
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| he later joined active duty with the 1st 82nd Field Artillery |
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| as part of the 1st Calvary out of Ft. Hood, Texas; he had been |
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| in Iraq for about three weeks; he was a decorated soldier and |
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| received four Army Achievement Awards; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Army Cpl. Forest Joseph Jostes will |
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| be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Von and Diane |
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| Ibbotson; his sister, Michelle (Brian) Lee Teeter; his |
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| brothers, Benjamin L. Jostes and Evan R. Ibbotson; his |
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| grandparents, John and Laura Ibbotson, Glen and Darlene |
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| Kellison, and Norman and Shirley Costley; his nieces and |
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| nephews; and his several aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, |
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| 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 that
together with his |
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| family, friends, educators, community, and
fellow members of |
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| the United States Armed Forces, we mourn
the death of Army Cpl. |
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| Forest Joseph Jostes, who will be
remembered as a patriotic, |
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| brave and courageous man, and
offer our deepest sympathy to all |
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| who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |