SR0861 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Harry Andrew Ulferts of Dixon, who passed away on May 19, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Harry Ulferts was born March 27, 1984, in Dixon, the son of Harry D. and Peggy L. (Gabany) Ulferts; he was a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving as a Sergeant with the 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois Army National Guard, in Afghanistan; with his fellow soldiers, he served his country well, earning the Combat Action Badge and an Army Commendation Medal, in addition to several other Medals and Ribbons; and

WHEREAS, He was a police officer for the Amboy and Franklin Grove police departments; and

WHEREAS, Harry was a member and Sunday School teacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon; he was a Boy Scout with Troop 93, an Eagle Scout, and a Life Member of the National Rifle Association; he was attending Sauk Valley Community College, pursuing a degree in criminal justice; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Louis and Alice Gabany; and his paternal grandfather, Harry V. Ulferts; and

WHEREAS, Harry Ulferts is survived by his parents, Harry D. and Peggy L. Ulferts; his sister, Elise Christine Ulferts; his paternal grandmother, Magdalene "Peg" Ulferts; several aunts, uncles, and cousins; and many, many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Harry Andrew Ulferts; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Harry Ulferts as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.