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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 learned with sadness of the death in Iraq of |
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| Sergeant First Class Kyle B. Wehrly of Galesburg on November 3, |
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| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Wehrly was a member of Battery C of the |
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| 123rd Artillery Unit the Illinois National Guard based out of |
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| Galesburg, but was deployed with Battery B, based out of |
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| Macomb; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on October 4, 1977, in Nashville, |
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| Illinois, to Reverend Peter Wehrly and Nita Cross; he was a |
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| 1996 midterm graduate of Galesburg High School, where he is |
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| remembered for his sense of humor, the way he looked out for |
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| his brother, and his willingness to accept responsibility; he |
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| joined the Illinois National Guard during his junior year on |
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| September 28, 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked at Lowe's and had also worked for Hansen |
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| Lumber and Carter Lumber; he officiated soccer and played |
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| slow-pitch softball; he loved the Cubs; and
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| WHEREAS, He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple |
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| Heart among many other citations; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Kyle Wehrly has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Janet Wehrly; his |
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| six-year-old daughter, Kylee; his father, Reverend Peter |
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| Wehrly; his mother, Nita Cross; and his brother, Dr. Lance J. |
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| Wehrly; therefore, be 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 Sergeant First Class Kyle B. Wehrly, |