SR0600 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Terrance Patrick Loftus of Plainfield on May 28, 2004, while serving his country, from injuries sustained in an aviation accident; and

WHEREAS, Terrance Patrick Loftus was born on September 1, 1959 in Hastings, Michigan, to Patrick J. and Iris M. (Horsley) Loftus; he was raised in Hastings and graduated with the class of 1977 at Hastings High School; he received a bachelor's degree in Aviation from Western Michigan University, where he was active in the R.O.T.C. and a member of the Broncos Flying Club; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Loftus joined the United States Army Reserves and served as a helicopter pilot; he was also a flight instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; he joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 1989 and the Air Wing in 1999; he was currently a special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) and pilot until the time of his death; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Terrance Patrick Loftus will be deeply felt by many, especially his wife of 10 years, Debbie (Petri) Loftus; his children, Dornier, Banan, and Mallory, as well as his fourth child, due in October; his parents, Patrick and Iris Loftus; his sister, Denise (Dean O.) Garn; his brother, Andrew Loftus; his several aunts; his uncles; his cousins; and his in-laws, the Petri's; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our profound sorrow upon the tragic death of Terrance Patrick Loftus and extend to his bereaved family our most sincere sympathy; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Terrance Patrick Loftus as an expression of our deepest sympathy.