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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
U.S. Army Specialist Keith Nurnberg of 
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McHenry, who was killed in action  on September 5, 2007 in 
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Baghdad, Iraq; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg grew up in McHenry; he 
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graduated from McHenry West High School in 1999, where he ran 
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track; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg enlisted in the United States 
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Army at age 22, carrying on the traditions of his great 
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grandfather, who fought in the First World War, his 
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grandfather, who fought in the Second World War, and his 
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father, who fought in the Vietnam War; he was assigned to the 
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2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 
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3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Georgia; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After a whirlwind courtship, Spc. Keith Nurnberg 
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married Tonya Hopkins in Richmond a week before he left for 
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Georgia to prepare for his second tour of duty in Iraq; their 
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first child, who is to be named Keith,  is due to be born in 
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November of 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg was a Chicago Bears fan who 
 


 






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enjoyed fishing and spending time in the outdoors; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg is survived by his wife, 
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Tonya; his unborn son, Keith; his parents, Barb and Al; his 
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sisters, Christi, Melissa, and Kimmi; and his nephews and 
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nieces; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a person with a good sense of humor and a 
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light-hearted personality; 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 U.S. Army Specialist 
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Keith Nurnberg; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist 
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Keith Nurnberg and  his willingness to serve our country, which 
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led to him 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 U.S. Army Specialist Keith Nurnberg 
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as an expression of our sympathy.