Full Text of SR0361 97th 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 Captain Thomas | 4 | | John Heitmann of Mendota, who passed away on September 19, | 5 | | 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Captain Thomas Heitmann was born on November 23, | 7 | | 1983; his parents are Thomas F. and Mary Therese (Leonard) | 8 | | Heitmann; he attended Holy Cross Grade School and graduated | 9 | | from St. Bede Academy in 2002; while attending St. Bede, he was | 10 | | a top student and a well-respected athlete; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After attending St. Bede Academy, Capt. Thomas | 12 | | Heitmann attended Valley Forge Military College in Wayne, | 13 | | Pennsylvania; at Valley Forge, he was involved in the Young | 14 | | Republicans Club, the Business Club, the Officers' Christian | 15 | | Fellowship, the Catholic Fellowship, the Regimental Choir, the | 16 | | Drill Team, and Student Government; in addition to his | 17 | | financial duties as Student Government Treasurer, he | 18 | | coordinated Valley Forge's Martin Luther King Day service | 19 | | project, which aided in constructing an operational center for | 20 | | Mothers Against Violence; he made Valley Forge Military College | 21 | | history by becoming the first first-year cadet to achieve the | 22 | | rank of Cadet Second Lieutenant (2LT); as 2LT, he supervised | 23 | | the development of our nation's service academy's Prepster |
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| 1 | | Program and Valley Forge's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps | 2 | | Early Commissioning Program; he was also inducted into the | 3 | | Anthony Wayne Legion Guard prior to leaving Valley Forge; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann was accepted to | 5 | | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, | 6 | | Florida; he was the recipient of the National Naval Reserve | 7 | | Officer Training Corps Marine Option Scholarship in the fall of | 8 | | 2006, beating out every Midshipman in the nation for the | 9 | | prestigious award; he also received the physical fitness and | 10 | | leadership awards; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann was heavily involved in the | 12 | | performing arts; he played the role of Jesus in the Open Door | 13 | | Stage Company's performance of "Godspell"; he also performed at | 14 | | Carnegie Hall in New York with the Regimental Choir; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann was commissioned as an | 16 | | officer in the United States Marine Corps in 2008; after | 17 | | completing his training at the Naval Air Stations in Corpus | 18 | | Christi, Texas, and Pensacola, Florida, he continued to be | 19 | | recognized for his academic abilities and leadership | 20 | | qualities; in 2011, he earned his wings and was assigned to fly | 21 | | the AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter at Camp Pendleton in | 22 | | California; he was assigned to Training Squadron 303, Marine | 23 | | Aircraft Group 39 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Air |
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| 1 | | Station Miramar in San Diego, California at the time of his | 2 | | passing; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann was preceded in death by his | 4 | | maternal grandmother; his maternal step-grandmother; his | 5 | | paternal grandfather; and his paternal step-grandfather; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann is survived by his parents, | 7 | | Tom and Mary Therese (Leonard) Heitmann; his brother, Aaron | 8 | | Heitmann; his sisters, Rachel (Dave) Christensen, Hannah | 9 | | (Matt) Pozzi, Sarah (Abe) Henkel, and Mary Elizabeth Heitmann; | 10 | | his paternal grandmother, Eleanore Sjostrom; his maternal | 11 | | grandfather, James Leonard; his nieces, Ella and Nora Henkel; | 12 | | his nephews, Terrapin and Xavier Christensen; and his many | 13 | | aunts and uncles; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Thomas Heitmann's patriotism and courage | 15 | | will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow | 16 | | soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, | 17 | | be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 | | his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine | 21 | | Corps Captain Thomas John Heitmann; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Capt. Thomas Heitmann as an | 3 | | expression of our sympathy.
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