Full Text of SR0386 100th 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 Lieutenant General Everett H. "Ev" Pratt | 4 | | Jr., USAF, Retired, of Prairie Grove, who passed away on March | 5 | | 15, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, General Pratt was born in Covington, Georgia to | 7 | | Everett and Ruth (Elliott) Pratt on November 25, 1943; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, General Pratt entered the United States Air Force | 9 | | in 1964 as a graduate of the Emory University Reserve Officer | 10 | | Training Corps program in Atlanta, Georgia; he was a commander | 11 | | at all levels; he was a command pilot and flew more than 4,000 | 12 | | hours, principally in fighter and trainer aircraft; he flew as | 13 | | a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in | 14 | | Vietnam; he earned a bachelor's degree in international affairs | 15 | | from Emory University; he later graduated from the Air Forces | 16 | | Air Command and Staff College, the Air War College, and the | 17 | | Executive Program in National and International Security at | 18 | | Harvard University; he earned multiple awards and decorations | 19 | | including the Silver Star, the Distinguished Service Medal, the | 20 | | Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak | 21 | | Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf | 22 | | Clusters, the Air Medal with 29 Oak Leaf Clusters, and an Air | 23 | | Force Commendation Medal; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from the Air Force, General Pratt | 2 | | consulted for and worked at Northrop Grumman as Vice-President | 3 | | of the Defensive Systems Division; during his time as a retired | 4 | | veteran, he was on the board of TLS Veterans in McHenry and | 5 | | Leave No Veteran Behind in Chicago; he was an advocate for CASA | 6 | | and a member of the U.S. Air Force Retiree Council and Disabled | 7 | | American Veterans; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, General Pratt was an avid golfer and a lifelong | 9 | | fan of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons; in his | 10 | | retirement, he enjoyed traveling with his wife, and spending | 11 | | time all over the United States and Europe; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, General Pratt was the loving husband of 39 years | 13 | | of Joyce (Rafferty); the proud father of Thomas (Christine) and | 14 | | Stephen Pratt; the cherished grandfather of Maeve Pratt; the | 15 | | beloved brother of Sue Loiselle, and Michael (Marty) Pratt; and | 16 | | the uncle to many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Lieutenant General Everett H. "Ev" Pratt Jr., USAF, Retired, | 20 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and | 21 | | all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of General Pratt as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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