Full Text of HR1065 94th General Assembly
HR1065 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death in | 4 |
| Afghanistan of Staff Sergeant Edwin Herbert DazaChacón, | 5 |
| formerly of Belleville, on February 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 4, 1967, in Bogatá, Columbia; | 7 |
| he graduated from Miami Sunset High School in Miami, Florida, | 8 |
| in 1986; he served two separate enlistments in the U.S. Army; | 9 |
| at the time of his death, he had the rank of Staff Sergeant and | 10 |
| was the NCOIC of SOT-A Team 708, HSC, 3rd Battalion, 7th | 11 |
| Special Forces Group (A) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on | 12 |
| deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring | 13 |
| Freedom; and
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| WHEREAS, During his first enlistment, starting in 1990, he | 15 |
| served in the 82nd Airborne Division, deploying to Iraq for | 16 |
| Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; he was subsequently | 17 |
| assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force in | 18 |
| Vincenza, Italy, and participated in deployments to Egypt, | 19 |
| Rwanda/Uganda/Zaire, Bosnia, and Liberia; and
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| WHEREAS, After completing his initial enlistment in 1997, | 21 |
| Staff Sergeant DazaChacón left active military service and | 22 |
| relocated to Belleville; while in Belleville, he joined the | 23 |
| U.S. Army Reserves as he completed his Bachelor of Science in | 24 |
| instructional design and workforce education at the University | 25 |
| of Southern Illinois; during this time, he was employed as the | 26 |
| Manager of Fleet Operations for Southwestern Bell in St. Louis, | 27 |
| Missouri; due to his patriotism and undeniable calling to | 28 |
| serve, Staff Sergeant DazaChacón returned to active duty to | 29 |
| serve his country following the events of September 11, 2001; | 30 |
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| WHEREAS, His military awards and decorations include the |
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| Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army | 2 |
| Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | 3 |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service | 4 |
| Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism | 5 |
| Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the | 6 |
| Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the | 7 |
| Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, and the | 8 |
| Senior Parachutist Wings; he was posthumously awarded the | 9 |
| Bronze Star for Valor, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious | 10 |
| Service Medal, and the Combat Action Badge; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Edwin Herbert | 12 |
| DazaChacón has been deeply felt by many, especially his mother, | 13 |
| Smila Chacón Valencia; and his sisters, Monique F. Daza Chacón | 14 |
| and Jessica A. Daza Chacón; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 |
| we mourn the passing of Staff Sergeant Edwin H. DazaChacón, and | 18 |
| we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all | 19 |
| who knew and loved him; and be it further | 20 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant | 21 |
| DazaChacón and his willingness to serve our country, which led | 22 |
| to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 24 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 25 |
| condolences.
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