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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chicago |
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| Police Officer Thomas Eugene Wortham IV of Chicago, who was |
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| killed in the line of duty on May 19, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on Super Bowl Sunday, January 20, 1980 |
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| to Thomas Eugene Wortham III and Carolyn Wortham; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Beverly Hills Preschool and Morgan |
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| Park Academy; he developed a love for science and sports while |
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| in elementary school, especially baseball and soccer; he played |
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| baseball in the Roseland Little League and South Side Little |
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| League; he also played AYSO Soccer with the Beverly Soccer |
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| League and the Blue Island Soccer League; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Brother Rice High School where he |
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| studied college preparatory curriculum and was a part of the |
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| football and track teams; he continued his education at the |
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| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and earned a Bachelor of |
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| Arts in Communications; and
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| WHEREAS, While attending college he joined the Wisconsin |
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| Army National Guard; he served in the 1-125th Infantry |
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| Battalion and the 105th CAV; he attained the rank of First |
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| Lieutenant and received many commendations, including the |
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| Bronze Star; he served two tours in Iraq, and had recently |
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| returned home from his second tour; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Wortham IV was a member of the Evergreen |
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| Park and Chicago Police Departments; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed sky diving, scuba diving, mountain |
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| climbing, and riding his motorcycle; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Thomas Wortham IV is survived by his |
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| parents; his sister, Sandra; his Grandma Fannie; his Grammie |
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| Bette; his aunts, Diane and Patricia; his uncles, Homer, |
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| Bernard, and Frederick; his many cousins; his many friends, the |
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| love of his life, Caitlin Waldhart; his fellow police officers; |
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| and a grateful community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family, friends, fellow officers, and |
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| community, the passing of Chicago Police Officer Thomas Eugene |
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| Wortham IV; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Thomas Eugene Wortham IV as a symbol |
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| of our sincere sympathy.
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