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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of United States Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy
4 E. Bessa, who was killed in action in Khordi, Afghanistan on
5 February 20, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on
8 May 11, 1982; he lived in Woodridge for two years during his
9 junior and senior years of high school at Downers Grove South;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa volunteered for military service
12 in April of 2002, following the terrorist attacks on September
13 11, 2001; after earning the coveted "Green Beret" in March of
14 2007, he was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort
15 Bragg, North Carolina as a Special Forces Communications
16 Sergeant; he was deployed to Afghanistan in January of 2009,
17 his third deployment in support of the Global War on Terror and
18 his second deployment to Afghanistan; and
 
19     WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa was posthumously awarded the
20 Meritorious Service Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze
21 Star in honor of his courage and dedication to his country; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa is survived by his wife, Lindsey
2 Melton Bessa; his son, Carson; his parents, Ted and Julie
3 Bessa; his brothers, Christopher and Joel Bessa; and his
4 sister, Bryana Bessa; and
 
5     WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa's patriotism and courage will be
6 remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers,
7 and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
10 his family and friends, the passing of United States Army Staff
11 Sergeant Jeremy E. Bessa; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Jeremy
13 Bessa and his willingness to serve our country, which led to
14 him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Staff Sergeant Jeremy Bessa as an
17 expression of our sympathy.