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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ernest R. Slavik
4III on the occasion of earning the Silver Star for his actions
5during the Vietnam War; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ernie Slavik III was born on March 24, 1946, in
7Elmhurst; he was raised in Villa Park and spent 4 years at
8Willowbrook High School; after high school, he worked for the
9ADT Burglar Alarm Company; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In May of 1966, Ernie Slavik III was drafted to
11serve in the United States Army; after training at Fort Riley,
12Kansas for a year, he was sent to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
13with the 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment of the 9th
14Infantry Division; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ernie Slavik III was honored multiple times for
16valor during the year he spent in Vietnam; on July 11, 1967, he
17took out 2 enemy bunkers and several insurgents during a
18firefight in which he fought in the open under heavy enemy
19fire; he was credited with turning the tide of the battle and
20was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his
21actions on that day; on June 19, 1967, he dragged 7 wounded
22soldiers from a bloody battlefield to a successful medical

 

 

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1evacuation; after several decades, he was given a second Silver
2Star for his exceptionally valorous actions; after returning
3home in January of 1968, he finished his stint in the military
4at Fort Meade, Maryland, where he trained soldiers and led
5details; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Following his service in the Army, Ernie Slavik
7III became involved in lithography in 1968; he worked at
8numerous shops until his retirement in 2005; he served as a
9foreman at those places for 32 years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ernie Slavik III has lived on Channel Lake in
11Antioch for 37 years; he enjoys spending time with his family,
12fishing, hunting, and working on his 31-acre hunting property
13in southern Illinois; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Ernie Slavik's family, which includes his wife,
15Patricia, his children, Melissa, Kelly, and Ernest IV, and his
16grandchildren, Brook, Breanna, Jordan, Natilie, Lily, Fisher,
17and Ernest V, are all undoubtedly proud of Mr. Slavik and his
18accomplishments; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Ernie Slavik III serves as a model of hard work,
20integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
21Illinois; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate Ernest R. Slavik III on the occasion of earning
4the Silver Star and wish him continued success and happiness in
5the future; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Ernie Slavik III as a symbol of our esteem and
8respect.