Full Text of SR0099 94th General Assembly
SR0099 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Marine Cpl. Kevin M. Clarke, of Tinley Park, was | 3 |
| killed in action by small-arms fire in Qaim, in western Iraq | 4 |
| near the Syrian border, on February 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, | 6 |
| where he spent last summer before returning to Iraq for his | 7 |
| second deployment as a rifle team leader with the 1st | 8 |
| Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment; he was scheduled to return home | 9 |
| in March 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 2002 Andrew High School graduate who will | 11 |
| be remembered by his many friends as a strong, talented athlete | 12 |
| with a big, warm personality; he was a good student who was | 13 |
| kind to everybody and an inspiration to everyone; he | 14 |
| distinguished himself early on as a leader; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin joined the Marine Corps shortly after | 16 |
| graduation, but as far back as junior high, he listed "Navy | 17 |
| Seal" in his yearbook as what he wanted to be when he grew up; | 18 |
| he never had a single doubt about their mission and believed | 19 |
| they were helping to free the people of Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin is survived by his father and mother, Philip | 21 |
| and Catherine Clarke, and his sisters, Cynthia and Kathryn; | 22 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 24 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with his | 25 |
| family, friends, fellow members of the United States armed | 26 |
| forces, and the citizens of this State and this great nation, | 27 |
| we mourn the passing of Marine Cpl. Kevin M. Clarke and we | 28 |
| extend to his family our sincerest condolences; and be it | 29 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 3 |
| sympathy.
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