Full Text of SR0733 96th General Assembly
SR0733 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 Richard "Joe" | 4 |
| Jordan, of Harrison Township, Michigan, formerly of Antioch, | 5 |
| who was killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq, on | 6 |
| March 15, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Jordan was a 1998 graduate of Antioch High | 8 |
| School, where he was outstanding student and athlete for the | 9 |
| Sequoits; he also worked for the school's newspaper, the | 10 |
| Tom-Tom, for two years; and was a member of the football team; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He attended Southern Illinois University in | 13 |
| Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, As an Army recruiter, he was not required to | 15 |
| deploy to Iraq, he volunteered for deployment out of a sense of | 16 |
| duty to help his comrades; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan | 18 |
| is survived by his wife, Jennifer; his daughters, Nini and | 19 |
| Jazzy; his uncle, Thomas Jordan; and other family members and | 20 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| his family, friends, and a grateful nation, the passing of | 4 |
| United States Army Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army | 7 |
| Sergeant Richard "Joe" Jordan and his willingness to serve his | 8 |
| country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of United States Army Sergeant Richard | 12 |
| "Joe" Jordan as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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