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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Logan Stephen Palmer, Petty Officer |
4 | | Second Class, of Harristown, who passed away Monday, August 21, |
5 | | 2017, while serving his country aboard the USS John S. McCain |
6 | | in the South China Sea; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was born in Decatur to Sidney and |
8 | | Theresa (Karcher) Palmer; he attended Northwest Christian |
9 | | School where he was baptized; he graduated from Sangamon Valley |
10 | | High School in 2012 and was an honor roll student; he graduated |
11 | | with high honors from Richland Community College in 2014; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer enlisted in the Navy in April 2016; |
13 | | he completed Basic Training and received further training in US |
14 | | Navy Class C School in San Diego; he finished third in his |
15 | | class; his first assignment was to the USS John S. McCain |
16 | | (DDG-56); and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was a member of Boy Scouts of |
18 | | America, Troop 43, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in |
19 | | 2011; he made an impression on everyone he met, and he will be |
20 | | greatly missed; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was preceded in death by his |