Full Text of SR0171 96th General Assembly
SR0171 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
United States Army Sergeant Christopher | 4 |
| Abeyta of Midlothian, who passed away on March 15, 2009 in | 5 |
| Jalalabad, Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta graduated from Bremen | 7 |
| High School in 2003, where he was a three-sport athlete in | 8 |
| school, excelling in track, football, and wrestling; he was | 9 |
| regarded by his peers as an excellent student who was polite | 10 |
| and respectful of others; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta became a member of the | 12 |
| Illinois National Guard in 2002, where he served his country | 13 |
| with pride and distinction as a member of 1st Battalion, 178th | 14 |
| Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team based out | 15 |
| of Woodstock; he had served in Iraq from October of 2003 | 16 |
| through early 2005 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom; he was | 17 |
| serving his second deployment in eastern Afghanistan at the | 18 |
| time of his unfortunate passing; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta graduated in 2007 from | 20 |
| Harold Washington College in Chicago with an associate degree; | 21 |
| he had recently been working as a criminal background | 22 |
| investigator and wished to stay in the military and become a |
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| paramedic in the future; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta was a self-described | 3 |
| writer who had kept a journal since he was 11 years old; he | 4 |
| also enjoyed reading, listening to music, and cheering up his | 5 |
| friends with his goofy sense of humor; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta was the loving son of Paul | 7 |
| and Barbara (nee Smith); the only grandson of Elvira Abeyta and | 8 |
| Jim Vezina; the beloved nephew of Tom (Chris) Smith, Tracy | 9 |
| (Dave) Lohmar, Robert M. (Maureen) Smith, T.J. (Molly) Smith, | 10 |
| Margo (Rene) Canales, Peilo Garcia, Victor Garcia, Tony Garcia, | 11 |
| Lonny Abeyta, Fred Garcia, Roy Garcia, and Sandy (Junior) | 12 |
| Scardini; and the dear cousin of Kristy Barber, Emma Canales, | 13 |
| Erica Canales, Ariel Abeyta, Steven Smith, Carrie Smith, | 14 |
| Michael Smith, Bill Paul, Samantha Paul, Mathew Smith, Patrick | 15 |
| Smith, and Freddy Garcia; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Christopher Abeyta's patriotism and courage | 17 |
| will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow | 18 |
| soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, | 19 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of United States Army |
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| Sergeant Christopher Abeyta; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Christopher | 3 |
| Abeyta and his willingness to serve our country, which led to | 4 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant Christopher Abeyta as an | 7 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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