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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 United 
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States Army Specialist Karen Nicole Clifton of Mt. Zion, who 
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died bravely on June 21, 2007, from combat related injuries in 
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Baghdad, Iraq; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Karen Clifton was born May 10, 1985 in Decatur, 
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the daughter of Doug V. Clifton and Chris (Maurer) Hancock; she 
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attended Mt. Zion schools through her junior year and was 
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active in the Mt. Zion Police Department Explorer's Program; 
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she moved to Florida in her senior year and finished her high 
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school education and then returned to Illinois and enlisted in 
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the United States Army to begin a career with the Military 
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Police; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Karen Clifton was serving her country and obtained 
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the rank of Specialist in the 544th MP CO, Forward Platoon, 
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630th MP CO, 759th MP Battalion, 89th MP Brigade, U.S. Army, 
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serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Karen Clifton was posthumously promoted to the 
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rank of Corporal and awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, 
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Combat Action Badge, and the Army Good Conduct Medal; and

 

 


 






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    WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal Karen Clifton is 
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survived by her father, Doug V. Clifton; her mother, Chris 
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Hancock; her sisters, Cindy Blackston and her husband Blake, 
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and Katie Maple; her step-sister, Heather Maple; her 
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step-brother, Sean Maple; her grandparents, Vernon and Carol 
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Clifton and Sheila and Richard Cairns; her grandfather, Lee 
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Maurer; her nephew, Corbin Davis; her niece, Allysa Davis; as 
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well as many aunts, uncles and cousins; she was preceded in 
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death by one niece; 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 her family, friends, and the community of 
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Mount Zion, the passing of United States Army Corporal Karen N. 
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Clifton; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Karen 
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Clifton and her willingness to serve our country which led to 
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her making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Karen N. Clifton as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.