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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 grieved to learn of the death in Iraq of |
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| Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny of Naperville on June 13, |
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| 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his family moved to Naperville when Andrew |
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| was five; his parents, Douglas and Marie Pokorny still live |
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| there; he graduated from Naperville North High School in 1990, |
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| where he was a member of the wrestling team; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pokorny joined the U.S. Army when |
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| he was 18; he was assigned to the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment |
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| in Fort Carson, Colorado; and
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| WHEREAS, He met his wife, Martha, when they were both |
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| stationed in Germany, where she was working as an |
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| administrative assistant specialist for the U.S. Army; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pokorny was devoted to his family |
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| and was always involved in his children's lives, coaching |
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| soccer games and chaperoning field trips; he was very outgoing |
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| and friendly; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny |
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| has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Martha |
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| Pokorny; his children, Kristen, Andie, and Kodi; his parents, |
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| Douglas and Marie Pokorny; his sister, Barbara Bonnet; his |
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| brother, David Pokorny; and his other siblings; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny; and |
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| be it further
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