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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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Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth of Oakland, who was killed in 
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the line of duty while serving in Helmand, Afghanistan, on 
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February 8, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jared W. Southworth was born on May 28, 1982 in 
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Mattoon, the oldest son of Robert and Kimberly Pierson 
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Southworth; he was raised and educated in Oakland, and 
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graduated from Oakland High School in 2000; he later graduated 
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from Lakeland College, and Eastern Illinois University, where 
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he was in the ROTC program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On March 24, 2001 he married Chrissy Lynn Royer at 
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the Oakland Christian Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jared was a Lieutenant in the HHC 2/130 Infantry 
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Division of the Illinois National Guard, and was a United 
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States Army Ranger; he lived his life by the motto "God, 
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Family, Country"; he was a member of the Oakland Christian 
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Church, was a devoted husband, father, son, and brother, and 
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loved the National Guard, considering it his privilege to serve 
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his country; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jared served the community of Oakland as a 
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part-time police officer, and befriended many; he will always 
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be remembered for his abilities on the baseball field, and for 
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his general love of life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, 
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Ettoil Coon; his paternal grandfather, William Southworth; and 
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his maternal grandfather, Robert Pierson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth is survived by his 
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wife, Chrissy Southworth; his four children, Logan, age 7, 
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Owen, age 6, Carly, age 3, and Ally, age 2; his parents, Bob 
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and Kim Southworth; his brother, Michael Southworth and his 
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fiancée, Katie O'Connor; his sister, Nikki Bancroft and her 
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husband, Brian; his nephew, Preston Bancroft; his paternal 
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grandmother, Karen Watson; and his maternal grandparents, Gene 
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and Joan Hartke; 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, friends, and a grateful nation, 
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the passing of Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Jared Southworth and 
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his willingness to serve his 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 Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth as a 
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symbol of our respect and sincere sympathy.