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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 Lee Bagan for being 
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honored with the "Lee Bagan Endowment Dinner" at the University 
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of Texas campus in Austin, Texas; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Lee Bagan is a native of Highland Park; in spite 
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of a reading disability, he was the top student in the 
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University of Texas Middle Eastern studies undergraduate 
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program in 2005, earning his bachelor's degree in only 3 years; 
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he learned Arabic, Persian, Tajiki, and Hebrew as part of his 
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master's degree in Middle Eastern studies earned from the 
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University of Texas in 2007; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Lee Bagan currently serves as a Department of 
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Defense civil service specialist, providing intelligence on 
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the Iraqi human landscape to Navy SEALs and paratroopers of the 
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1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (the Advise and 
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Assist Brigade); he formerly served as the principal Middle 
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East and Central Asia subject-matter expert for Navy SEAL Teams 
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7 and 10 and for Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 8 in 
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western Iraq; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The first "Lee Bagan Endowment Dinner" was held on 
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the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, to recognize 
 


 






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the endowment's supporters and to attract further financial 
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support for a scholarship fund for gifted University of Texas 
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students struggling with learning disabilities; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Lee Bagan serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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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 Lee Bagan for being honored with the "Lee Bagan 
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Endowment Dinner" and wish him continued success and happiness 
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in the future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Lee Bagan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.