Full Text of HR0530 96th General Assembly
HR0530 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Paul Smith of East | 5 |
| Peoria, who was killed in action in Kandahar, Afghanistan on | 6 |
| June 19, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith graduated from East Peoria High | 8 |
| School in 1984; he enlisted to serve in the United States Army | 9 |
| in 1993; serving as a tank gunner for 13 years, he and his | 10 |
| family traveled all over the world, spending time in Germany, | 11 |
| Texas, and Fort Riley, Kansas; no longer wanting to serve in | 12 |
| active duty, SFC Smith transferred into the National Guard and | 13 |
| the family moved back to East Peoria in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith served as a member of the Illinois | 15 |
| Army National Guard's 33rd Brigade Combat Team, which was | 16 |
| deployed in the summer and fall of 2008 to help train the | 17 |
| Afghan Army and National Police; his unit, Troop C, 2nd | 18 |
| Battalion of the 106th Cavalry Regiment, was providing | 19 |
| protection for Embedded Training Teams and the Afghans at the | 20 |
| time of his passing; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith was employed at G&D Integrated, | 22 |
| where he loaded and unloaded semi trucks; and |
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith enjoyed spending time with his | 2 |
| family, maintaining the small fish garden in his backyard, and | 3 |
| fixing things; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith is survived by his wife, Kim Smith, | 5 |
| and his children, Ben Smith and Sarah Appenheimer; and
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| WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith's patriotism and courage will be | 7 |
| remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 8 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 12 |
| Sergeant First Class Paul Smith; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of SFC Paul Smith as an expression of | 15 |
| our sympathy.
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