Full Text of SR0220 98th 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 Corporal Aaron | 4 | | J. Ripperda of Marine, who passed away on March 18, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda was born on January 8, 1987, | 6 | | in Breese; his parents were Kent Ripperda and Tina Sutton; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda graduated from Highland High | 8 | | School in 2005; after 1 year at St. Xavier University in | 9 | | Chicago, he enrolled in and graduated from L'Ecole Culinaire in | 10 | | St. Louis; he was planning to pursue a bachelor's degree in | 11 | | business from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda enlisted in the United States | 14 | | Marine Corps in 2008; he was attached to the 2nd Marine | 15 | | Division and served his nation with dignity and pride; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda was preceded in death by his | 17 | | paternal grandfather, Clarence "Louie" Ripperda, and his | 18 | | maternal grandmother, Dorothy Lesicko; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda is survived by his father, | 20 | | Kent (Colleen) Ripperda; his mother, Tina (Jeff) Sutton; his |
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| 1 | | sister, Kendall (significant other, Charlie Swaim) Ripperda; | 2 | | his paternal grandmother, Rita Ripperda; his maternal | 3 | | grandfather, Ronald (Jackie) Lesicko; his special friend, | 4 | | Jessica Iskrzycki; his aunts and uncles, Kurt (Lynn) Ripperda, | 5 | | Cara (significant other, John Zerkle) Tomasek, William | 6 | | (Beverly) Lesicko, and Patrick (Julie) Lesicko; and his many | 7 | | cousins; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Cpl. Aaron Ripperda'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-EIGHTH 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 Corporal Aaron J. Ripperda; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Cpl. Aaron Ripperda as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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