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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | ||||||
4 | who have served our country and, in so doing, have gone above | ||||||
5 | and beyond the call of duty in truly heroic acts; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Specialist Phillip Pannier was born on December 5, | ||||||
7 | 1987 in Peoria; his parents were Donald and Robyn Amigoni | ||||||
8 | Pannier; and
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9 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier graduated in 2006 from | ||||||
10 | Roanoke-Benson High School, where he was active in band, FFA, | ||||||
11 | football, and soccer; and
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12 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier began his military career with | ||||||
13 | basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia; he achieved his rank | ||||||
14 | of private first class, serving his home post at Fort Campbell, | ||||||
15 | Kentucky; and
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16 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was killed in action on | ||||||
17 | January 8, 2008, while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; he | ||||||
18 | was posthumously promoted to the rank of specialist; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was a member of St. Paul | ||||||
20 | Lutheran Church in Benson; and
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1 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier enjoyed being outdoors on the | ||||||
2 | farm; he was also active with the Happy Hustlers 4-H Club and | ||||||
3 | was an avid deer hunter; and
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4 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | paternal and maternal grandparents, and his brother, Dale Opie | ||||||
6 | Pannier; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was survived by his parents; | ||||||
8 | his brothers, Dan (Karin) Pannier and Benjamin Pannier; his | ||||||
9 | sister-in-law, Tanya; his nieces and nephews, Kaitlyn, Karly, | ||||||
10 | Kiefer, Jessica, Colton, and Dalana; and his fiancee, Jennifer | ||||||
11 | Held; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
14 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois | ||||||
15 | Route 116 from Roanoke to Metamora as the SPC Phillip J. | ||||||
16 | Pannier Memorial Highway; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
18 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
19 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
20 | giving notice of the name of the SPC Phillip J. Pannier | ||||||
21 | Memorial Highway; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
3 | Transportation, the Village of Metamora, the Village of | ||||||
4 | Roanoke, and the family of Specialist Phillip Pannier.
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