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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
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| Specialist Norman Cain III of Mount Morris, formerly of |
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| Freeport, who was killed in action near Kot in eastern |
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| Afghanistan on March 15, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Norman Cain III was born on November 23, 1986 |
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| in Madison, Wisconsin; he was the son of Norman L. and Lisa |
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| Wise) Cain Jr.; he married the love of his life, Brigette |
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| Peterson, on July 3, 2008 in Mount Morris; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Freeport High School; after |
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| high school, he attended the Highland Community College Auto |
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| Mechanics School; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois National Guard on July 27, |
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| 2007; after completing basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, |
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| he served his country with pride and distinction as a member of |
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| Company D, 1st Battalion of the 178th Infantry Division based |
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| out of Woodstock; he was mobilized with the 1st Battalion to |
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| Afghanistan on August 21, 2008, where he served with the SECFOR |
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| Platoon in support of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in |
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| Nangarhar; and
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| WHEREAS, He was well known by his fellow soldiers as the |
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| "spark" of his squad and a man who could always be counted |
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| upon; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the recipient of numerous awards and |
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| decorations for his meritorious service, including the NATO |
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| Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star), |
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| the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism |
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| Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with device, the |
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| Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed working on cars, playing darts, and |
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| picking on his brothers and sisters; he also enjoyed playing |
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| his special music tape, which included Montgomery Gentry's |
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| "Lucky Man"; his greatest joy in his life, however, was his |
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| family; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his paternal |
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| grandfather, Norman Cain Sr.; his paternal great-grandparents; |
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| and his maternal great-grandfather; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Brigette; his parents, |
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| Norman L. (Tina) Cain Jr. and Lisa (Mark) Otto; his son, Toryn |
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| Cain; his step-daughter, Fallon Spielman; his paternal |
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| grandmother, JoAnn Cain; his maternal grandmother, Pamela |
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| Wise; his maternal great-grandmothers, Delta Mooney and Reva |
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| Wise; his brothers, Zachery Otto and Michael and Andrew Bower; |
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| his sisters, Breeana Otto and Courtney Bower; and his nephew, |
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| Ayden Shores; 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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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of U.S. |
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| Army Specialist Norman Cain III; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Norman |
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| Cain III and his willingness to serve our country, which led to |
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| 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 Specialist Norman Cain III as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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