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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
U.S. Army 
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Private First Class Cole Edward Spencer of Gays on April 28, 
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2007, in Salman Pak, Iraq; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Private First Class Cole Edward Spencer was born 
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on October 26, 1985 in Kokomo, Indiana; his parents were Mark 
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Edward and Candice L. (Webb) Spencer; and
 
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    WHEREAS, PFC Cole Edward Spencer attended Windsor schools 
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and Heritage Baptist Academy; upon his entry into the U.S. 
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Army, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry 
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Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division, 
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Fort Benning, Georgia; he was deployed to Iraq in March 2007, 
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where he served with Task Force Marne, patrolling southeast of 
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Baghdad; and

 
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    WHEREAS, PFC Cole Edward Spencer was a member of the 
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Calvary Baptist Church in Gays; he was an avid outdoorsman and 
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loved to spend time at the River Farm with his friends and 
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family; and
 
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    WHEREAS, PFC Cole Edward Spencer is survived by his 
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parents, Mark and Candice Spencer; his brother, Brian Spencer; 
 


 






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his paternal grandparents, Edd and Wilma Spencer, and Jim and 
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Luwauna Manuel; his maternal grandparents, Wilene Webb and the 
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late Ron Webb; his half sister, Kari Martin; and his fiancée, 
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Amy Purvis; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of U.S. 
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Army Private First Class Cole Edward Spencer; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Private First Class 
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Cole Edward Spencer and  his willingness to serve our country 
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which led to him making  the ultimate sacrifice; and be it 
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further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Private First Class Cole Edward 
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Spencer as an expression of our sympathy.