Full Text of SR0932 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Naval Petty Officer, Gunners | 4 | | Mate 2nd Class Dion Rashun Roberts, who passed away on | 5 | | September 22, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Petty Officer Roberts was born on April 3, 1987, | 7 | | to John and Janice Roberts of North Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Petty Officer Roberts graduated from North | 9 | | Chicago Community High School in 2005; he participated in | 10 | | numerous sports and was NJROTC all 4 years of high school; he | 11 | | was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Waukegan; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Petty Officer Roberts joined the Navy upon | 14 | | graduating from high school; he underwent basic training at | 15 | | Recruit Training Command Great Lakes; he was killed while | 16 | | serving his country in Jalaabad, Afghanistan, in support of | 17 | | Operation Enduring Freedom; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Petty Officer Roberts was preceded in death by his | 19 | | grandfather, David Huggins; his uncle, Alphonso Ball; and his | 20 | | aunt, Kandi Williams; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Petty Officer Roberts is survived by his parents, | 2 | | John and Janice Roberts; his sister, Jaleesa Roberts; his | 3 | | nephew, Jeremiah Roberts; his grandmothers, Anna Mae Bell and | 4 | | Joan Huggins; his aunts, Virginia Henley, Helen (Timothy) | 5 | | Clark, and Sherri (Steve) Sullivan; his uncles, William | 6 | | (Joanne) Jenkins and David Huggins; a host of great aunts, | 7 | | cousins, and friends; his God sister, Sheena Adams; his God | 8 | | brother, Vincent Adams; and a special friend, Jamie Plecker; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Petty Officer Roberts, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Petty Officer Roberts | 16 | | and his willingness to serve his country, which led to
him | 17 | | making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Petty Officer Roberts as an | 20 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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