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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 regret of the death in Iraq of |
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| U.S. Army Corporal Shawn T. Lasswell Jr. of Las Vegas, Nevada, |
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| formerly of Alton, on Sunday, April 23, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 10, 1984, in Alton and grew up |
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| in the Alton area; he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was |
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| 11; while in high school, he was active in the ROTC program; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He always wanted to serve his country and joined |
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| the U.S. Army after high school; he was looking forward to a |
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| law enforcement career as a S.W.A.T. officer with the Las Vegas |
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| Metro Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed quality time with family and friends |
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| and working with remote control cars and airplanes and playing |
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| the guitar; and
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| WHEREAS, He was assigned to C Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th |
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| Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort |
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| Hood, Texas; his unit was deployed to the Middle East in |
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| December; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Corporal Lasswell has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his mother and stepfather, Cathy and |
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| Ron Zehren; his father and stepmother, Shawn Thomas and Kim |
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| Lasswell Sr.; his brothers and sisters, Kevin Lasswell, Vincent |
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| Gill, Toliver Lasswell, Jessie Lasswell, and Gabriele |
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| Lasswell; his grandparents, Charles and Judy Lewis, Joel and |
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| Judy Lasswell, and Johnnie and Jeff Powell; his |
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| great-grandparents, Roger and Evelyn Reigart; his many aunts |
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| and uncles, including Carolyn, Chris, Candy, Jennifer, and |
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| Dawn; his other extended family; and his many friends; he was |