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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 United 
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States Army Specialist Kyle James Wright of Romeoville, who 
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gave his life to his country in support of Operation Enduring 
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Freedom in Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on  January 13, 
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2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kyle Wright was a 2006 graduate of Romeoville High 
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School; he attended Timber Ridge Middle School and Plainfield 
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High School before transferring to Romeoville High School; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kyle was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st 
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Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd 
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Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Washington; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kyle went through intensive Arabic language 
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training at the Defense Language Institute at Fort Lewis as 
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part of his service; he was deployed to Afghanistan in July of 
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2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kyle's grandfather, 1st Sergeant Ruben John 
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Wright, served in the United States Army during World War II, 
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Korea, and the Vietnam War; his father served as a medic in the 
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United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He is survived by his parents, Lynn (James) Perry, 
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and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wright; his sisters, Krystal (Sergeant 
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Zachary) Greene, Kelly Wright, and stepsister Kayla (Dean) 
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Perry; his stepbrothers Justin Rhodes, Tom Perry, and Eric 
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Perry; his grandmother, Joyce Wright; and his two nephews; 
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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 United States Army Specialist Kyle Wright; and 
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be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Kyle 
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Wright and his willingness to serve his 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 United States Army Specialist Kyle 
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Wright as a symbol of our sincere sympathy and respect.