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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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7 | WHEREAS, Allen Christian Roberts was born May 27, 1986 in | ||||||
8 | Tuscola, the son of Ronald Allen and Jaye (Strader) Roberts; | ||||||
9 | and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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21 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Roberts and
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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.
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