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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death in Kirkush, Iraq, of
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| Specialist Christopher P. Sweet of Springfield, who passed away |
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| on February 6, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was born on February 6, |
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| 1981 in San Jose, California; he was the son of Peter and |
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| Christina Slyngsted Sweet; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was a graduate of Maui High |
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| School in Hawaii; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was serving with the United |
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| States Army; he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor |
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| Regiment, 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade based in |
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| Grafenwoehr, Germany, where he served as a heavy vehicle |
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| operator and training specialist; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was a member of the |
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| National Rifle Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was preceded in death by |
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| his grandparents, Harding Sweet, Grace Curtiss, and Courtney |
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| Slyngsted; his uncles, Michael Sweet and Robert Slyngsted; and |
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| his aunt, Nina Andersen; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet is survived by his parents, |
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| Peter Sweet and Christina Sweet; his brothers, Kyle Sweet and |
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| Nathan Slyngsted; his sister, Zether Sweet; his grandmother, |
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| Mary Neilsen; his uncles, Jay Sweet, Courtney Slyngsted, Mike |
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| Slyngsted, Danny Slyngsted, and Curtis Slyngsted; his aunts, |
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| Joey Wood, Genell Hinds, Julie, and Kim; and his several |
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| cousins, including Kevin Slyngsted, who is also serving in the |
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| U.S. Army; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of United States Army |
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| Specialist Christopher P. Sweet; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Spc. Christopher |
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| Sweet 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 Spc. Christopher Sweet as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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