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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of United States
4 Marine Captain Ryan Beaupre of St. Anne; and
5 WHEREAS, Capt. Beaupre, 30, was one of the 12 soldiers
6 killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in
7 Kuwait on Thursday, March 20, 2003; and
8 WHEREAS, Capt. Beaupre was a 1991 graduate of Bishop
9 McNamara High School; he was an Illinois State Scholar and a
10 member of the National Honor Society; and
11 WHEREAS, Capt. Beaupre was an athletic and academic
12 achiever; he graduated in 1995 from Illinois Wesleyan
13 University, where he majored in accounting, ran track and
14 cross-country, worked at the college career center, and
15 volunteered at a homeless shelter; and
16 WHEREAS, In 1995, he joined the Marines and trained in
17 Florida and Texas; and
18 WHEREAS, Capt. Beaupre, a member of St. Anne's Catholic
19 Church, died a hero's death in defense of his country; and
20 WHEREAS, Capt. Beaupre's passing will be deeply felt by
21 many, especially his parents, Mark and Nicole Beaupre; and
22 his siblings, Alyse, Kari, and Christopher; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the tragic
25 death of Captain Ryan Beaupre along with all who knew and
26 loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family
27 and friends; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to the family of Captain Ryan Beaupre with our
30 deepest sympathy.