Full Text of HR0328 94th General Assembly
HR0328 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0328 |
|
LRB094 11958 CSA 44755 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, USAF Cpt. Todd Bracy of Thetford, England, | 3 |
| formerly of Murphysboro, was killed March 31, 2005, when his | 4 |
| aircraft crashed in a mountainous area of Albania; he was one | 5 |
| of two pilots and seven other airmen aboard the MC-130H Combat | 6 |
| Talon II; and
| 7 |
| WHEREAS, His C-130 military transport was assigned to the | 8 |
| 352nd Special Operations Group based in Royal Air Force | 9 |
| Mildenhall, England; the unit has been active in military and | 10 |
| humanitarian efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and various | 11 |
| African nations; and
| 12 |
| WHEREAS, Cpt. Bracy was born on July 16, 1970, in | 13 |
| Landstuhl, Germany, to Lt. Col. (USAF Retired) Ronald L. Bracy | 14 |
| and Judith R. Bracy; he graduated from Murphysboro High School | 15 |
| in 1988 and Norwich Military College in Vermont in 1992; he | 16 |
| enlisted in the 120th Fighter Wing, Illinois Air National | 17 |
| Guard, in Springfield as a weapons loader; and
| 18 |
| WHEREAS, While in the 120th Fighter Wing, he attended and | 19 |
| graduated from the Southern Illinois University Flight School; | 20 |
| he was selected to enter the US Air Force Officer Training | 21 |
| School and, later, pilot school; he graduated from pilot school | 22 |
| at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in 1998 and was | 23 |
| assigned to fly C-21s at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and
| 24 |
| WHEREAS, Following a three-year tour at Offutt, Cpt. Bracy | 25 |
| was assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron in Royal | 26 |
| Air Force in Mildenhall; and
| 27 |
| WHEREAS, Cpt. Bracy was known as "T-Bone" within his unit; | 28 |
| he will be remembered for his sense of humor, love of flying, | 29 |
| and attention to detail; and
|
|
|
|
HR0328 |
- 2 - |
LRB094 11958 CSA 44755 r |
|
| 1 |
| WHEREAS, During the Iraqi War, he was awarded the | 2 |
| Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic action to complete a | 3 |
| dangerous mission; he was posthumously awarded the Meritorious | 4 |
| Service Medal for his dedication to duty in the service of the | 5 |
| United States; and
| 6 |
| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Tina (nee Kolberer); | 7 |
| his children, Tess and Tate; his parents; his sister, Tonya Y. | 8 |
| Wood (husband David); and his nephews, Thaddeus, Taylor, and | 9 |
| Timothy Wood; therefore, be it
| 10 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| together with his family, friends, and the citizens of this | 13 |
| State and this great nation, we mourn the passing of USAF Cpt. | 14 |
| Todd Bracy and extend to his family our sincerest condolences; | 15 |
| and be it further
| 16 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy.
|
|