Full Text of HR0925 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Marine | 4 | | Corporal Conner Thomas Lowry, who died while serving his | 5 | | country in Afghanistan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Lowry's passing is deeply mourned and his | 7 | | memory is forever kept alive by his loving family, many | 8 | | friends, and countless members of the Chicago Southside | 9 | | community who knew Conner as a spirited, intelligent, and | 10 | | loving young man who often thought of others before himself; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The tragic loss of Corporal Lowry is most deeply | 13 | | felt by his family, including his mother, Modie Lavin; his late | 14 | | father, Thomas Lowry; his siblings, Grace Lavin, Margot Lavin, | 15 | | Brian Lavin, Kim Lavin, and Charley Lavin; his many aunts, | 16 | | uncles, cousins, and countless friends; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Lowry was born, raised, and was deeply | 18 | | rooted in a Southside Irish community, a community which loved | 19 | | and embraced him; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Corporal Lowry was a graduate of St. John Fisher | 21 | | Grammar School in 2002 and Brother Rice High School in 2006; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, As a high school football player, he was noted by | 3 | | coaches for his personal dedication as well as a commitment to | 4 | | making his team better; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was known for having a charismatic personality, | 6 | | a great sense of humor, and the ability to brighten the day of | 7 | | the people who he encountered;
therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 11 | | Marine Corporal Conner Thomas Lowry; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Marine Corporal | 13 | | Conner Thomas Lowry and his willingness to serve his country, | 14 | | which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it | 15 | | further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Marine Corporal Conner Thomas Lowry | 18 | | as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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