Full Text of HR1396 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 | | States Air Force Sergeant Jeremie James Kobler, who passed away | 5 | | on September 26, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler was born on November 10, 1973; | 7 | | his parents were David and Linda Kobler; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, From a very early age, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler felt | 9 | | called to serve; he was a member of the Cub Scouts and the Boy | 10 | | Scouts; he graduated from Auburn High School in 1991 and | 11 | | attended Rock Valley College; he later completed his education | 12 | | in the military; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler joined the Winnebago County | 14 | | Sheriff's Department as a corrections officer in 1995, rising | 15 | | to the rank of staff sergeant; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler served in the United States | 17 | | Air Force Security Police Forces on active duty and reserve | 18 | | duty for 17 years, rising to the rank of technical sergeant at | 19 | | Scott Air Force Base; he deployed to three active-duty | 20 | | rotations to the Middle East and one each in Turkey and | 21 | | Albania; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler distinguished himself by his | 2 | | devotion to duty and was awarded six medals for outstanding | 3 | | service in time of war, the Meritorious Service Medal, a | 4 | | humanitarian commendation for non-lethal containment of the | 5 | | enemy in an armed crisis, and commendations for 100 non-duty | 6 | | hours in protecting a military installation of 1,300 personnel; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler was a member of Beth Eden | 9 | | Methodist Church and played rugby for the Rockford Ravens; he | 10 | | loved playing with his children and photography; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler was preceded in death by his | 12 | | maternal grandparents, Dorothy Sanner Marquez and Dagoberto V. | 13 | | Marquez, and his paternal grandfather, George Kobler; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Jeremie Kobler is survived by his wife; his | 15 | | children, Chloe and Connor; his parents; his brothers, Matthew | 16 | | and Jason (Debbie); his nieces, Madysen and Alice; his nephews, | 17 | | Johnny, Jakob, and Joseph; his paternal grandmother, Katherine | 18 | | Bertling; his aunt, Judy Tilton; and his aunt and uncle, Karen | 19 | | and Mike Joynt; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 2 | | United States Air Force Sergeant Jeremie James Kobler; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Jeremie Kobler as an expression | 6 | | of our sympathy.
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