Full Text of SR1038 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant | 4 | | Jordan B. Emrick of Hoyleton, who was killed in action in | 5 | | Afghanistan on November 5, 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was born on December 19, 1983, | 7 | | in Centralia; his parents are Terry and Doris (Seeger) Emrick; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick graduated from Nashville High | 10 | | School in 2002; he attended Trinity Lutheran Church and was an | 11 | | avid skydiver and enjoyed sailing; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick served in the United States | 13 | | Marine Corps with the 1st Explosives Ordinance Disposal | 14 | | Company, a unit based in Camp Pendleton, California, that is | 15 | | currently serving in Afghanistan; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was a highly decorated Marine | 17 | | who enlisted shortly after the September 11th attacks; he had | 18 | | previously served one deployment in the Persian Gulf and two | 19 | | deployments in Iraq; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick is survived by his parents, |
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| 1 | | Terry and Doris, his brother; Brandon (Kimberly) Emrick; his | 2 | | sisters, Christi (Ryan) Payne and Brittany (Anthony) | 3 | | Aussieker; his grandmother; Edith Seeger; and his many aunts, | 4 | | uncles, nieces, and nephews; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick will be remembered by all who | 6 | | knew and loved him for his selfless dedication to his Marine | 7 | | brethren by volunteering for ordinance disposal duty; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick's patriotism and courage will | 9 | | be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 10 | | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine | 14 | | Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan B. Emrick; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of SSgt. Jordan Emrick as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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