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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death in Iraq of U.S. Army Corporal |
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| Shawn T. Lasswell Jr. of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Alton, |
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| on Sunday, April 23, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in the Alton area; he moved to Las |
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| Vegas, Nevada, when he was 11 and graduated from Durango High |
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| School in 2002; while in high school, he was active in the ROTC |
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| program; 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; 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 father, Shawn T. Lasswell Sr.; his |
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| stepmother, Kim Lasswell; his brother and sister, 15-year-old |
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| twins Toliver and Jessie Lasswell; his 8-year-old brother, |
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| Gabriele Lasswell; his mother, Cathy Lynn Zehren; his |
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| stepfather, Ron Zehren; and his brothers, Kevin Lasswell and |
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| Vincent Gill; 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, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Corporal Shawn T. Lasswell Jr., and we extend our sincere |
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| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Lasswell and |
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| his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making |