Full Text of SR0247 095th General Assembly
SR0247 95TH 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
Specialist Jeremiah Costello of Bunker | 4 |
| Hill, who was killed in Iraq on June 2, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Costello was posthumously awarded the Purple | 6 |
| Heart Medal
and the Bronze Star for his bravery in service; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Costello was born in Jerseyville on June 28, | 8 |
| 1984; his parents were Larry and Debra Costello; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Costello grew up in Carlinville, but moved to | 10 |
| Greenfield during his freshman year in high school; he earned a | 11 |
| GED after leaving Greenfield High School during his junior | 12 |
| year; he enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 2005, trained at | 13 |
| Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and was stationed at Fort Bliss, | 14 |
| Texas, where he was assigned to the Army's 5th Battalion, 82nd | 15 |
| Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry | 16 |
| Division; his unit was deployed to Iraq in November 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Costello will be remembered by all who knew | 18 |
| him as a cheerful, mild-mannered person who loved his daughter | 19 |
| more than anything in the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Costello is survived by his daughter, Lillian |
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| Angel Costello; his mother, Debra Costello; his brothers, Joel | 2 |
| Rhodes, Darrell Titus, and Yancy and Ken Costello; his | 3 |
| grandparents, Donald and Mary Jane Wilson, and Amelia Burger; | 4 |
| and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
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| his family and friends, the passing of Specialist Jeremiah | 9 |
| Costello; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Jeremiah | 11 |
| Costello
and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | 12 |
| him
making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| presented to the family of Specialist Jeremiah Costello as a | 15 |
| symbol of
our respect and sympathy
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