Full Text of HR0555 96th General Assembly
HR0555 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Kevin Yusman of Aurora for | 4 |
| his service as a Staff Judge Advocate for the United States | 5 |
| Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Chesterfield, Missouri; | 7 |
| he attended Kansas University, where he received a Bachelors | 8 |
| degree in Political Science; he attended Southern Methodist | 9 |
| University, where he received his Juris Doctorate; after his | 10 |
| second year in Law School, he joined the United States Navy | 11 |
| Judge Advocate General Corps as a Lieutenant JG (Junior Grade); | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, He married Amy Haas Yusman in 1995; together, they | 14 |
| have 2 sons, Benjamin, 9 years old, and Alexander, 6 years old; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, His first duty station was in San Diego, | 17 |
| California with the Navy Legal Service Office SW, where he | 18 |
| provided comprehensive legal support (Defense, Claims, and | 19 |
| Legal Assistance) to Navy commands and individual service | 20 |
| members; his second duty station was in Naples, Italy, with the | 21 |
| United States Naval Support Activity, Trial Service Office, | 22 |
| where he provided trial services, international law, and |
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| command legal services to Navy and Marine Corps activities | 2 |
| located in Europe and the Mediterranean; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin perfected his court room work during his | 4 |
| time in Italy, handling courts-martials and working closely | 5 |
| with the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS); in 2004, | 6 |
| after 7 years of active duty, he decided to pursue civilian law | 7 |
| and moved his family to Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Navy Active Ready Reserves and is | 9 |
| currently a Lieutenant Commander and the sole Staff Judge | 10 |
| Advocate for the US Fleet Forces stationed at the Great Lakes | 11 |
| Naval Base; in August he will be mobilizing with the Criminal | 12 |
| Investigative Task Force and will be stationed in Afghanistan; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| honor Kevin Yusman for his hard work and dedication while | 17 |
| serving in the United States Navy; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Kevin Yusman as a symbol of our respect.
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