Full Text of HR0110 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate United States Army Chief | 4 | | Warrant Officer Brian Beatty on the occasion of his retirement | 5 | | on November 16, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Brian Beatty enlisted with the United States | 7 | | Army on November 11, 1985; as a Signal Officer 255A | 8 | | (Information Services Technician), he managed the Army's | 9 | | network for the region at the 416th Theater Engineer Command in | 10 | | Darien; he has also worked as a civilian recruiter for the | 11 | | Army; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chief Brian Beatty has worked with the Military | 13 | | Funeral Honors Team since its inception in November of 1996; he | 14 | | began working at military funerals in 1986 while stationed at | 15 | | the Pentagon; he was subsequently attached to the 3rd Infantry | 16 | | Division, which operates Arlington Cemetery, and trained to | 17 | | serve on those details; in 1996, when Congress passed laws | 18 | | regarding military funerals, he was asked to train those who | 19 | | would perform them; in 2000, he was brought over to the 85th | 20 | | Division to perform military funeral honors; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Brian Beatty earned the Parachutist, | 22 | | Freefall, and Drill Sergeant Badges, as well as the Ranger Tab, |
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| 1 | | for his meritorious service; he was also the recipient of | 2 | | multiple military awards in his many years of military service; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Chief Brian Beatty is a member of numerous civic | 5 | | organizations; he is a Prince Hall Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason | 6 | | (Sublime Prince 32nd Degree), and a York Rite Mason (Sir | 7 | | Knight); he is a member of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order | 8 | | Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the Order of the Eastern Star; | 9 | | he is a teacher of Chinese martial arts at the Chicago Wushu | 10 | | Guan Kung Fu Academy and has 7 black belts and 4 black sashes; | 11 | | he is a Past Commander of V.F.W. Post 7186; he is also a member | 12 | | of American Legion Post 42 and Christ Temple Missionary Baptist | 13 | | Church in Evanston; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Chief Brian Beatty serves as a model of hard work, | 15 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 16 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian | 20 | | Beatty on the occasion of his retirement and wish him continued | 21 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Chief Brian Beatty as a symbol of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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