Full Text of HJR0080 95th General Assembly
HJ0080 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HJ0080 |
|
LRB095 14718 GRL 40641 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
United | 4 |
| States Marine Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III of Downers | 5 |
| Grove, who passed away on October 28, 2007; and
| 6 |
| WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Downers Grove North High | 7 |
| School, where he was voted captain of the school's swim team; | 8 |
| and
| 9 |
| WHEREAS, Before he was 18, he joined the Marine Corps, one | 10 |
| of his lifelong goals; he entered active duty in 2005 and was | 11 |
| deployed to Iraq in August 2006; after serving one tour in | 12 |
| Iraq, he was sent to Camp Pendleton, California to undergo | 13 |
| reconnaissance training, where he remained until his untimely | 14 |
| death; and
| 15 |
| WHEREAS, He was an avid fan of swimming; during military | 16 |
| leave, he attended competitions for the Orchardbrook Swim Team | 17 |
| to cheer for the children he had helped coach for three years; | 18 |
| and
| 19 |
| WHEREAS, Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III is survived by | 20 |
| his parents, Joseph Jr. and Barbara Ann Stamper-Stevenson; his | 21 |
| sister, Lindsey Stevenson; his grandmothers, Dorothy and |
|
|
|
HJ0080 |
- 2 - |
LRB095 14718 GRL 40641 r |
|
| 1 |
| Mafalda; and his many friends and fellow soldiers; and
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III will be | 3 |
| remembered by all who knew and loved him as a loving and | 4 |
| patriotic soldier who would fight until the end for his | 5 |
| country, his family, and the Marine Corps; therefore, be it
| 6 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 8 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | 9 |
| and friends, the passing of United States Marine Corporal | 10 |
| Joseph E. Stevenson III; and be it further
| 11 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Joseph E. | 12 |
| Stevenson III and his willingness to serve our country, which | 13 |
| led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III as | 16 |
| an expression of our sympathy.
|
|