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