Full Text of SR0899 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
U.S. Army Sergeant Jesse Richard Tilton | 4 | | of Long Creek, who passed away on July 16, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was born on December 14, 1986 in | 6 | | Decatur; he was the son of Julie A. Tilton; he attended Mt. | 7 | | Zion High School and went on to graduate from Lincoln Challenge | 8 | | Academy in Rantoul; he later attended Richland Community | 9 | | College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton served his country with pride | 11 | | and distinction as a medic with the United States Army, serving | 12 | | in the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th | 13 | | Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort | 14 | | Bragg, North Carolina; he earned numerous awards and | 15 | | decorations for his service, including the Bronze Star, the | 16 | | Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement | 17 | | Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense | 18 | | Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign | 19 | | Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army | 20 | | Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, | 21 | | and the Combat Medic Badge; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was a member of the Long Creek |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton was preceded in death by his | 3 | | aunt, Barbara Warner; his uncle, Gerald Tilton; and his | 4 | | maternal grandparents, Theodore and Kathryn Tilton; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jesse Tilton is survived by his mother, Julie | 6 | | A. Tilton-Magana and her husband, Javier; his aunts and uncles, | 7 | | James Tilton and his wife, Judy, Linda Isaac and her husband, | 8 | | Robert "Bob", Richard Tilton and his wife, Judy, and Sandra | 9 | | Muirheid and her husband, George; and his many cousins; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Sergeant Jesse Richard | 14 | | Tilton; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sgt. Jesse Tilton and | 16 | | his willingness to serve our country, which led to him making | 17 | | the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Jesse Tilton as an expression | 20 | | of our sympathy.
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