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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 of United States Army Specialist Norman Cain |
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| III of Mount Morris, formerly of Freeport, who was killed in |
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| action near Kot in the Nangarhar province in eastern |
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| Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Norman Cain III was born on November 23, 1986 |
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| in Madison, Wisconsin; he was the son of Norman L. and Lisa |
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| (Wise) Cain Jr.; he married the love of his life, Brigette |
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| Peterson, on July 3, 2008 in Mount Morris; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Freeport High School; after |
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| high school, he attended the Highland Community College Auto |
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| Mechanics School; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois National Guard on July 27, |
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| 2007; he served his country with pride and distinction as a |
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| member of Company D, 1st Battalion of the 178th Infantry |
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| Division based out of Woodstock; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed working on cars, playing darts, and |
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| picking on his brothers and sisters; his greatest joy in his |
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| life, however, was his family; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his paternal |
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| grandfather, Norman Cain Sr.; his paternal great-grandparents; |
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| and his maternal great-grandfather; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Brigette; his parents, |
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| Norman L. (Tina) Cain Jr. and Lisa (Mark) Otto; his son, Toryn |
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| Cain; his step-daughter, Fallon Spielman; his paternal |
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| grandmother, JoAnn Cain; his maternal grandmother, Pamela |
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| Wise; his maternal great-grandmothers, Delta Mooney and Reva |
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| Wise; his brothers, Zachery Otto and Michael and Andrew Bower; |
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| his sisters, Breeana Otto and Courtney Bower; and his nephew, |
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| Ayden Shores; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Cain's patriotism and courage will be |
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| remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, |
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| and the citizens of our grateful nation; 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 death of United States Army |
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| Specialist Norman Cain III; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Norman |
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| Cain III 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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