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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of United |
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| States Army Captain Travis Patriquin, who was killed in action |
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| in Iraq on December 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Travis Patriquin was born on August 15, 1974, in |
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| St. Louis, Missouri; his parents are Gary and Connie Patriquin; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He attended St. Dennis School in Lockport, |
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| graduating from eighth grade in 1988; he graduated from Francis |
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| Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1992, |
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| where he earned letters in track and football; after graduation |
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| he enlisted in the United States Army, where he attended Ranger |
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| school and entered the special forces; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin served in Central America in |
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| 1993 and 1994 where he learned local dialects; later he |
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| returned to Fort Campbell and was sent to the Defense Language |
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| Institute in Monterey, California, where he learned Arabic; he |
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| then made friends with two Arabic speakers and learned the |
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| conversational form of the language; he later attended officer |
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| school at Fort Benning, Georgia; and
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| WHEREAS, After the September 11th attacks in New York City, |
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| he led a unit in Afghanistan that is credited with starting |
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| Operation Anaconda; while serving in Afghanistan he fought for |
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| 18 hours behind enemy lines and received the Bronze Star; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin served with the 1st Brigade, 1st |
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| Armored Division, and was serving in Tikrit, Iraq; while |
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| serving in Iraq he developed a program to help the military |
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| relate to the residents of the dangerous Iraqi province of |
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| al-Anbar; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Patriquin was fluent in several |
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| languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and two |
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| Central American Indian dialects; he would reach out to anyone |
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| willing to learn and would tutor anyone in Arabic; he was a |
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| caring man who was a friend to both Americans and Iraqis and |
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| his leadership will be greatly missed; and
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| WHEREAS, While serving in Iraq, Captain Patriquin served in |
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| the same Army unit that his grandfather, John Patriquin, had |
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| served with in World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Army Captain Travis Patriquin is survived by his |
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| wife, Amy; his children, Emily, Harmon, and Logan; his |
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| siblings, Daniel, Karrie, and Steven; his grandparents, Jack |
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| and LaVerne Patriquin; and his parents, Gary and Connie |
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| Patriquin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of United States Army |
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| Captain Travis Patriquin; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Captain Patriquin and |
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| his willingness to serve our country which led to him making |
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| 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 Captain Travis Patriquin, along with |
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| our utmost respect.
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