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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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| were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sgt. Matthew J. |
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| Vosbein of Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of West Frankfort, |
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| on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, while serving his country in Iraq; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on January 30, 1976, in West Frankfort |
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| to Tim Lingle and Anna Vosbein; he was united in marriage to |
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| the former Lynda Dodge on February 19, 2005, in Fort Campbell, |
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| Tennessee; and
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| WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Army in September |
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| of 2002 at Fort Benning, Georgia; following basic training he |
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| was assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was eventually |
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| deployed to Iraq where he served his tour of duty; in September |
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| of 2004 he chose to stay in the army and re-enlisted; scheduled |
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| to go to Germany, he chose instead to return to Iraq to |
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| continue to serve with his buddies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in |
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| Clarksville, Tennessee, and a member of the Catholic faith; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Lynda; his sons, |
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| Connor Matthew Vosbein, John Joseph Vosbein, and Brandon Glenn |
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| Jackson; his mother, Anna Williams and her husband, Gene; his |
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| father, Tim Lingle and his wife, Amy; his brothers, Hagle |
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| Williams III, Brandon Lingle, Christopher Williams, Jason |
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| Lingle, Jeremy Lingle, and Lucas Lingle; and his grandparents, |
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| Lois and Vernon Veaughn, Lester and Sandra Lingle, and Hagle |
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| Williams Sr.; he was preceded in death by his grandparents, |
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| Charles and Ella Mae Vosbein; and his grandmother, Helen |
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| Williams; therefore, be it
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