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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 Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith of Sullivan, 
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who was killed in the line of duty in Herat, Afghanistan on 
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July 28, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerrick Smith was born February 14, 1990 in 
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Decatur, the son of Marilyn Smith and David Jones; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerrick attended the Church of Christ; he was a 
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member of Sullivan Boy Scout Troop #39; and he was a 2008 
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graduate of Sullivan High School, where he participated in 
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football, soccer, track, and the Sullivan Singers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois Army National Guard in his 
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junior year of high school and was mobilized for active duty in 
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October of 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the 130th Infantry based in 
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Marion; he was posthumously promoted to Sergeant; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Gerrick Smith is survived by his mother, 
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Marilyn Smith; his sister, Seeley Smith; his maternal 
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grandparents, Tom and Mary Smith; his father, David Jones; his 
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paternal grandparents, Dale and Sharon Jones; his 
 


 






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half-brother, Eric Jones; his nephew, several aunts and uncles, 
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and many friends; 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 and a grateful nation, the passing of 
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Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Gerrick 
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Smith 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 Sergeant Gerrick Smith as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.