Full Text of SR0384 96th General Assembly
SR0384 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith of Sullivan, | 4 |
| who was killed in the line of duty in Herat, Afghanistan on | 5 |
| July 28, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Gerrick Smith was born February 14, 1990 in | 7 |
| Decatur, the son of Marilyn Smith and David Jones; and
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| WHEREAS, Gerrick attended the Church of Christ; he was a | 9 |
| member of Sullivan Boy Scout Troop #39; and he was a 2008 | 10 |
| graduate of Sullivan High School, where he participated in | 11 |
| football, soccer, track, and the Sullivan Singers; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois Army National Guard in his | 13 |
| junior year of high school and was mobilized for active duty in | 14 |
| October of 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the 130th Infantry based in | 16 |
| Marion; he was posthumously promoted to Sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Gerrick Smith is survived by his mother, | 18 |
| Marilyn Smith; his sister, Seeley Smith; his maternal | 19 |
| grandparents, Tom and Mary Smith; his father, David Jones; his | 20 |
| paternal grandparents, Dale and Sharon Jones; his |
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| half-brother, Eric Jones; his nephew, several aunts and uncles, | 2 |
| and many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 |
| his family and friends and a grateful nation, the passing of | 6 |
| Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Gerrick | 8 |
| Smith and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | 9 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant Gerrick Smith as a symbol | 12 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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