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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of United States Marine Corporal Allen
5 Christian Roberts of Arcola, who was killed in action in Iraq
6 on November 27, 2007; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Allen Christian Roberts was born May 27, 1986 in
8 Tuscola, the son of Ronald Allen and Jaye (Strader) Roberts;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Allen Roberts was a 2004 graduate of Arcola High
11 School, where he was on the football and basketball teams,
12 yearbook staff, drama club, and AFS; as a youth, he was a
13 member of the Boy Scouts; he loved cars and was an avid movie
14 fan, knowing many of the characters and memorizing many of the
15 lines from his favorite movies; and he was a member of the
16 Walnut Grove Christian Church of Arcola; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Corporal Roberts won several awards for his
18 military service, including the Iraq Campaign Medal, Sea
19 Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Expedition
20 Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the National
21 Defense Medal; he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps
22 Achievement Medal posthumously; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Allen Roberts was preceded in death by his
2 paternal grandparents, Almond "Bill" and Bernadine Roberts;
3 his maternal grandfather, Allen C. Strader; and his aunt, Nedra
4 Meade; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He is survived by his mother, Jaye Roberts; his
6 father, Ron Roberts; his maternal grandmother, Jeanne Strader;
7 his aunts and uncles, Joella Glenn and her husband, Jerry,
8 Janet Nacke and her husband, Bill, Carter "Corky" Strader and
9 his wife, Paula, Jeannine Bertsch and her husband, Rod, Joy
10 Tuttle and her husband, Mike, Lee Roberts and his friend,
11 Debbie Dorsey, Larry Roberts and his wife, Sherry, Jerry
12 Roberts and his wife, Bunnie, Kenny Roberts and his wife,
13 Kathy, and Paula Griffith and her husband, Rick; his cousins;
14 his special friend, Katrina "Kat" Chavez; and his dogs, Jaeger
15 and Stella; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United
19 States Marine Corporal Allen Christian Roberts; and be it
20 further
 
21     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Roberts and
22 his willingness to serve our country which led to him making

 

 

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1 the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Corporal Allen Christian Roberts,
4 along with our utmost respect.