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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lance 
4Corporal Alec E. Catherwood of Byron, who gave his life 
5defending America's freedom on October 14, 2010, in the Helmand 
6province of southern Afghanistan; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Alec E. Catherwood was born on May 6, 1991 in 
8Heilbronn, Germany, to Kirk and Gretchen Catherwood; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Catherwood was a member of the 
10Future Farmers of America, in which he served as a Sentinel; he 
11was a member of the Boy Scouts of America; and he held a black 
12belt in tae kwon do; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Catherwood graduated in 2009 from 
14Byron High School and enlisted in the United States Marines 
15Corps on June 1, 2009, where he had wanted to serve since he 
16was 3 years old; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Catherwood was deployed to 
18Afghanistan to serve his first combat tour of duty and had 
19talked about re-enlisting; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Catherwood's awards and 
 
 
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1decorations include  the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 
2the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service 
3Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Catherwood will be missed by his 
5parents, Kirk and Gretchen Catherwood; his sister, Mikaela 
6Montgomery; his fiancee, Hailey Patrick, whom he was to marry 
7on July 2, 2011; as well as his fellow soldiers and the 
8citizens of a grateful nation; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
12Lance Corporal Alec E. Catherwood; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Lance Corporal Alec 
14E. Catherwood and his willingness to serve his country, which 
15led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Lance Corporal Alec E. Catherwood as 
18a symbol of our sincere sympathy.