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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we pay honor and respect
3to the truly great individuals who have served our country and,
4in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez was killed
7in action on March 21, 2003 while serving his country in
8Operation Iraqi Freedom; he is considered one of the first
9casualties of the Iraq War; and
 
10    WHEREAS, LCpl. Gutierrez came to the U.S. from Guatemala at
11the age of 14 seeking a better life; at the time of his death,
12he was not yet a citizen of the country for which he sacrificed
13his life; and
 
14    WHEREAS, LCpl. Gutierrez was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
151st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,
16California; and
 
17    WHEREAS, LCpl. Gutierrez spoke of becoming an architect but
18put his college plans on hold to serve in the U.S. Marines; he
19believed that the U.S. gave him everything when he arrived from
20Guatemala with nothing, and he wanted to give back; therefore,
21be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we urge the City of Chicago to rename Trump Tower Plaza after
4U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez in honor of the
5sacrifice he made to our country; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of LCpl. Gutierrez and the Mayor of
8Chicago.