Full Text of HR0514 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the
death of Benton | 4 | | native, Brandon Pinson, who was killed on September 3, 2019 | 5 | | while
defusing an explosive device; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Pinson was a civilian employee of | 7 | | Facilities Services Directorate (FSD), a Geneva,
| 8 | | Switzerland-based humanitarian, nongovernmental organization | 9 | | that clears explosives that
threaten civilian populations in | 10 | | countries affected by war; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Iraqi Directorate of Mine Action has opened an | 12 | | investigation into the incident,
though an initial review has | 13 | | determined it was an accident and did not involve third | 14 | | parties; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Pinson worked in the area for five months, | 16 | | supervising one of FSD's 12
teams in Iraq; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Pinson, 31, was a U.S. Army veteran and | 18 | | married father of two; he served in the Army from 2008 through | 19 | | last year and did two tours in
Afghanistan; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Pinson was trained at the Naval School |
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| 1 | | Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Eglin Air
Force Base in western | 2 | | Florida; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Those who knew Brandon Pinson described him as | 4 | | having a great sense of humor and a way
of putting others at | 5 | | ease; he was the kid that would always have your back; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brandon Pinson is survived by his wife, Samantha | 7 | | and their two young boys, and his parents, Karen and Robert | 8 | | Pinson; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 12 | | Brandon Pinson; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Brandon
Pinson as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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