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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 Sergeant Richard "Joe" 
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Jordan, of Harrison Township, Michigan, formerly of Antioch, 
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who was killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq, on 
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March 15, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Richard Jordan was a 1998 graduate of Antioch High 
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School, where he was outstanding student and athlete for the 
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Sequoits; he also worked for the school's newspaper, the 
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Tom-Tom, for two years; and was a member of the football team; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He attended Southern Illinois University in 
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Carbondale; and
  
 

  
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    WHEREAS, As an Army recruiter, he was not required to 
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deploy to Iraq, he volunteered for deployment out of a sense of 
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duty to help his comrades; and
 
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    WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan 
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is survived by his wife, Jennifer; his daughters, Nini and 
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Jazzy; his uncle, Thomas Jordan; and other family members and 
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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, friends, and a grateful nation, the passing of 
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United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army 
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Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan and his willingness to serve his 
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country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be 
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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 Sergeant Richard 
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"Joe" Jordan as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.