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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly of the State |
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| of Illinois learned with regret of the death in Iraq of U.S. |
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| Army Specialist Ron Gebur on Saturday, May 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur was a platoon leader assigned as |
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| a sniper with the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division based at Fort |
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| Hood, Texas; he joined the National Guard in 2002 after |
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| graduating from Delavan High School; he enlisted in the U.S. |
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| Army about two years later; and
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| WHEREAS, He was active in sports growing up; he played in |
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| the Pekin Hockey League and on the Delavan High School baseball |
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| team; he was named outstanding catcher on an all-star team in |
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| Dallas, Oregon, where his family lived for some time; and
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| WHEREAS, He had a big heart and always thought of others; |
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| he especially enjoyed fishing, camping, and baseball; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of U.S. Army Specialist Ron Gebur has |
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| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, U.S. Army Sgt. |
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| Bethany Gebur; his son, Gage; his parents, Larry and Debra |
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| Gebur; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, David and Karen |
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| Boswell; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn the passing of U.S. Army |
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| Specialist Ron Gebur, and we extend our sincere condolences to |
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| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist |
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| Ron Gebur and his willingness to serve our country, which led |
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| to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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