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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew W. |
| 4 | | Weikert of Jacksonville, who was killed in the line of duty |
| 5 | | near Orgun, Afghanistan on July 17, 2010; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, SSG Matthew Weikert was born on May 15, 1981 in |
| 7 | | Sioux City, Iowa; he was the son of Richard W. "Dick" and Susan |
| 8 | | B. Kiel Weikert; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, SSG Matthew Weikert was a member of the |
| 10 | | Jacksonville High School Class of 2000; he was also a former |
| 11 | | member of the JHS soccer team and a member of the First |
| 12 | | Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, In August of 2001, SSG Matthew Weikert joined the |
| 14 | | United States Marine Corps, where he served 3 tours in Iraq |
| 15 | | over 4 years; he later joined the United States Army, where he |
| 16 | | served with the 101st Airborne Division; during his service |
| 17 | | with the Army, he completing a tour in Iraq and was currently |
| 18 | | deployed in Afghanistan; as a military team leader, he |
| 19 | | considered it his personal mission to properly prepare the |
| 20 | | soldiers under his command and keep them safe from harm; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, In his spare time, SSG Matthew Weikert enjoyed |
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| 1 | | hunting pheasant with his grandfather, playing golf with his |
| 2 | | family and friends, and spending time with his son, Jayse; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, SSG Matthew Weikert is survived by his parents; |
| 4 | | his son, Jayse Schaecher Weikert; his sisters, Meghan Weikert |
| 5 | | and Melissa Weikert; the mother of his son, Megan Schaecher; |
| 6 | | his girlfriend, Danica Schild; his maternal grandparents, Rev. |
| 7 | | Wesley and Nell Kiel; his paternal grandparents, Richard A. |
| 8 | | "Dick" and Virginia Weikert; his aunts and uncles, Cathy |
| 9 | | Dartman, Kim Weikert-Moner, Steven Kiel (wife, Sheryl), Sheryl |
| 10 | | Mallehan (husband, Dave), and Scott Kiel (wife, Cathy); and his |
| 11 | | many cousins; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, SSG Matthew Weikert's patriotism and courage will |
| 13 | | be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, |
| 14 | | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Staff Sergeant Matthew |
| 18 | | W. Weikert; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of SSG Matthew Weikert as an expression |
| 21 | | of our sympathy.
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