Full Text of SR0598 93rd General Assembly
SR0598 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Army Captain John | 4 |
| Tipton of Granite City in an explosion during combat in the Al | 5 |
| Anbar Province in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton grew up in Granite City and | 7 |
| attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, where | 8 |
| he met his wife, Susie; he graduated from SIUE and ROTC in 1995 | 9 |
| as a distinguished military graduate with a degree in business; | 10 |
| while in the Army, he earned commendations including a Purple | 11 |
| Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas | 13 |
| with his family; he was commander of Headquarters and | 14 |
| Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st | 15 |
| Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley; and
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| WHEREAS, He commanded 352 troops deployed to Iraq; the | 17 |
| mechanized division is made up of Bradley armored fighting | 18 |
| vehicles and is deployed to the front lines, where the division | 19 |
| generally transports infantry to the battlefield, provides | 20 |
| fire cover to ground troops, and suppresses enemy tanks and | 21 |
| fighting vehicles; he was a veteran of Desert Storm and always | 22 |
| worked to make his troops as comfortable as possible in the | 23 |
| desert; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Tipton will be remembered as a loving | 25 |
| husband, great father, and loyal friend; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Captain John Tipton will be deeply | 27 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Susie; his children, Austin | 28 |
| and Kaitlyn; and his sister-in-law, Laura DeLuca; therefore, be | 29 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 3 |
| Army Captain John Tipton along with all who knew and loved him | 4 |
| and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and | 5 |
| community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Army Captain John | 7 |
| Tipton and his willingness to serve our great nation which
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| to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Army Captain John Tipton as a token | 11 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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