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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Illinois Air
4 National Guard Brigadier General Jay Sheedy of Pawnee on the
5 occasion of his retirement on March 31, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Brigadier General Jay Sheedy enlisted in the
7 Illinois Air National Guard on October 8, 1968; he was
8 commissioned as an officer in 1980; he was then promoted to the
9 position of commander of the Air Guard in April of 2007; and
 
10     WHEREAS, During his four decades in the Air Guard,
11 Brigadier General Jay Sheedy served in many command and staff
12 assignments, including squadron commander and task force
13 commander during the 1993 Mississippi River flood; he was
14 mobilized again in 2003 and served at the Air Mobility Command
15 Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Brigadier General Jay Sheedy serves as a model of
17 patriotism, courage, and dedication for the people of the State
18 of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 congratulate Illinois Air National Guard Brigadier General Jay

 

 

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1 Sheedy on the occasion of his retirement and wish him many
2 happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Brigadier General Jay Sheedy as a symbol of our
5 esteem and respect.