HR1158 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lance Corporal Steven M. Hancock of Coal City, who passed away on May 19, 2014 during a training exercise in North Carolina with the United States Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, LCpl. Steven Hancock was born on May 24, 1993 in Joliet; he was the son of Michael and Susan (nee Healy) Hancock; and

WHEREAS, LCpl. Steven Hancock was raised and educated in Coal City, graduating from Coal City High School with the class of 2011; he was also a member of the First Christian Church of Morris since 1999; and

WHEREAS, LCpl. Steven Hancock was a very active member of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of Boy Scout Troop 466, having earned his Eagle Scout designation in 2011; he was also an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing; and

WHEREAS, LCpl. Steven Hancock joined the United States Marine Corps on March 5, 2012 and was attached to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; he served as the crew chief of a V-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft that is designed to take off and land like a helicopter, but flies like a plane; and

WHEREAS, LCpl. Steven Hancock is survived by his parents, Michael and Susan Hancock; 2 sisters, Julia Hancock and Mallory Hancock; paternal grandparents, James and Karen Hancock; maternal grandfather, Arthur Lietz; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Steven M. Hancock; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of LCpl. Steven Hancock as an expression of our sympathy.