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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 sadness of the death in Iraq of U.S. Navy Petty |
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| Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski of Roseville on Monday, June |
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| 5, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Petty Officer Rovinski was a member of the U.S. |
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| Navy Seabees; he served as an equipment operator assigned to |
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| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 based at Fort McCoy, |
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| Wisconsin; he had been in Iraq since March, where his job was |
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| to escort semitrailers across the desert; and
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| WHEREAS, This was his second time serving in the military; |
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| he had previously served in the U.S. Army for eight years and |
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| served during the first Gulf War as an eye specialist; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked at the Henry Hill Correctional Center |
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| and was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church in |
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| Monmouth; he had also served as associate dean of students and |
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| director of residence life at Monmouth College from 1997 to |
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| 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gary T. Rovinski has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Jenifer Rovinski, and his |
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| two daughters; 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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| Petty Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski, and we extend our |
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| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and |
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| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Petty Officer |
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| Rovinski and his willingness to serve his country, which led to |
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| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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