Full Text of SR0574 96th General Assembly
SR0574 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
United States Air Force Senior Airman | 4 |
| Bradley Smith, who passed away on January 3, 2010, in Kandahar, | 5 |
| Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith was born on September 11, 1985, | 7 |
| in Little Rock, Arkansas; his parents are Gary and Paula, nee | 8 |
| Forrest, Smith; he married Tiffany Finley on February 19, 2008, | 9 |
| in Monterey, California; and
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| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith graduated from Triad High School | 11 |
| in 2004; during high school, he was a member of the football | 12 |
| team for all 4 years and was a member of the school's | 13 |
| journalism program; and
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| WHEREAS, On December 19, 2006, SrA Bradley Smith joined the | 15 |
| United States Air Force; after basic training, where he was an | 16 |
| honor graduate, he was assigned to the 10th Air Support | 17 |
| Operations Squadron as a joint terminal attack controller in | 18 |
| Fort Riley, Kansas and was highly trained in air assault, | 19 |
| pathfinder, and airborne qualifications; he was awarded the | 20 |
| Purple Heart for his service in Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith was previously a member at |
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| Bethel Baptist Church, where he was active with the church's | 2 |
| youth ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith was preceded in death by his | 4 |
| maternal grandfather, retired Master Sergeant Jesie Forrest, | 5 |
| and his paternal grandfather, Elmer Smith; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith is survived by his wife, | 7 |
| Tiffany; his parents, Gary and Paula; his daughter, Chloe Lynn | 8 |
| Smith; his brother and fiancee, Staff Sergeant Gary Ryan Smith | 9 |
| and Shawna Dorman; his paternal grandparents, retired Sergeant | 10 |
| Major Don and Barbara McBeth and Rebecca Smith; his maternal | 11 |
| grandmother, Fannie Mae Forrest; his mother-in-law and | 12 |
| father-in-law, Stanley and Valerie Tucker; his sisters-in-law, | 13 |
| Hannah and Jennifer Tucker; and his many other extended family | 14 |
| members and dear friends; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, SrA Bradley Smith's patriotism and courage will be | 16 |
| remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 17 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Senior Airman Bradley | 21 |
| Smith; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Senior Airman Bradley Smith as an | 3 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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