Full Text of SR0339 96th General Assembly
SR0339 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SR0339 |
|
LRB096 13356 GRL 28058 r |
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Illinois Army National Guard Staff | 4 |
| Sergeant Joshua Melton of Germantown, who was killed in action | 5 |
| in Kandahar, Afghanistan on June 19, 2009; and
| 6 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton was born on October 8, 1982 in | 7 |
| Breese to Michael Melton and Debbie Rodgers; he married Larissa | 8 |
| Melton on July 22, 2006 at St. Boniface Church in Germantown; | 9 |
| and
| 10 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton was a member of the Headquarters | 11 |
| and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry of the | 12 |
| Illinois Army National Guard based in Marion; after enlisting | 13 |
| in the Illinois Army National Guard in November of 2000, his | 14 |
| first deployment was in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from | 15 |
| December 2004 to March 2006; he was then deployed to | 16 |
| Afghanistan, where he remained until his passing; and
| 17 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton and his military pals from | 18 |
| downstate Clinton County styled themselves "the band of | 19 |
| brothers" after the best-selling book and film of the same | 20 |
| name; and
| 21 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton enjoyed spending time with his |
|
|
|
SR0339 |
- 2 - |
LRB096 13356 GRL 28058 r |
|
| 1 |
| family and friends, especially his daughter, Aubrey; he was | 2 |
| also an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of the Carlyle | 3 |
| VFW Post 3523; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton was preceded in death by his | 5 |
| grandmother, Clarice Reddick; his grandfather, Jinx Warren; | 6 |
| his uncles, Dennis Melton and Tim Hitpas; and his aunt, Doris | 7 |
| Legate; and
| 8 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton is survived by his wife, Larissa | 9 |
| Melton; his daughter, Aubrey Melton; his parents, Michael | 10 |
| Melton and Debbie Rodgers; his brother, Dustin (Lauren) Melton; | 11 |
| his father-in-law, Steve Verdeyen; his mother-in-law, Carolyn | 12 |
| (Rick) Pennington; his sister-in-law, Andrea (friend, Nate | 13 |
| Richter) Verdeyen; his grandparents, Elmer and Nadine Melton | 14 |
| and Bill Reddick; and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and | 15 |
| friends; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton's patriotism and courage will be | 17 |
| remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 18 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 19 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| his family and friends, the passing of SSG Joshua Melton; and | 22 |
| be it further
|
|
|
|
SR0339 |
- 3 - |
LRB096 13356 GRL 28058 r |
|
| 1 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of SSG Joshua Melton and | 2 |
| his willingness to serve our country, which led to him making | 3 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 4 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of SSG Joshua Melton as an expression | 6 |
| of our sympathy.
|
|