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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lance | ||||||
| 4 | Corporal James Bray Stack who gave his life in service of our | ||||||
| 5 | Nation on November 10, 2010, in the Sangin District of Helmand | ||||||
| 6 | Province, Afghanistan; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack was born July 11, | ||||||
| 8 | 1990 in Schaumburg, the son of Robert Bruce Stack and Linda | ||||||
| 9 | Lorraine (nee Bray) Stack; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack was home-schooled | ||||||
| 11 | with the Christian Liberty Academy at Arlington Heights | ||||||
| 12 | curriculum, played soccer with Christian Liberty Academy, was | ||||||
| 13 | named Most Valuable Player on the school's track team, and met | ||||||
| 14 | his future wife, Katelyn "Kate" Landeweer, at the Academy; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack was a rifleman | ||||||
| 16 | (0311) assigned to India Company (2nd Platoon) of the Darkhorse | ||||||
| 17 | 3/5 Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, | ||||||
| 18 | based in Camp Pendleton, California; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack's awards for | ||||||
| 20 | personal service include the Purple Heart, the Combat Action | ||||||
| 21 | Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on | ||||||
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| 1 | Terrorism Medal, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, United States and Illinois State flags throughout | ||||||
| 3 | the State will fly at half-staff from November 18-20, 2010, as | ||||||
| 4 | a symbol of mourning and honor for the sacrifice of Lance | ||||||
| 5 | Corporal James Bray Stack; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack will be remembered | ||||||
| 7 | for faith in Christ, love of country, generous spirit, | ||||||
| 8 | patriotism, and love for his family and friends; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal James Bray Stack is survived by his | ||||||
| 10 | wife, Kate; his 1-year-old daughter; Mikayla; his parents, | ||||||
| 11 | Robert and Linda Stack; his sister, Megan Lorraine Stack; his | ||||||
| 12 | grandparents, Jo Ann Stack and Gene Bray; his mother-in-law, | ||||||
| 13 | Dawn (Tom) Hedrick; his sister-in-law, Joanne Savage; Katie's | ||||||
| 14 | grandmother, Eleanor Savage; and his father-in-law, Michael | ||||||
| 15 | Landeweer; as well as his fellow soldiers and the citizens of a | ||||||
| 16 | grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Lance | ||||||
| 20 | Corporal James Bray Stack; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Lance Corporal James | ||||||
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| 1 | Bray Stack and his willingness to serve his country, which led | ||||||
| 2 | to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Lance Corporal James Bray Stack as a | ||||||
| 5 | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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