Full Text of HR0794 96th General Assembly
HR0794 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 |
| States Army Sergeant Kenneth Nichols Jr., of Georgetown, who | 5 |
| was killed on December 1, 2009, while serving in Afghanistan; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 21, 1981 in Boca Rotan, | 8 |
| Florida, the son of Kenneth Nichols Sr. and Sandra Nutter | 9 |
| Nichols; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Georgetown-Ridge Farm High | 11 |
| School, where he was active on the football team and | 12 |
| participated in FFA; he enlisted in the United States Army | 13 |
| after high school; he was currently serving in Company D 2nd | 14 |
| Battalion 12 Infantry 4 BCT out of Fort Carson, Colorado; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed riding his Harley, woodworking, | 16 |
| camping, and hiking; he was a member of the Chrisman American | 17 |
| Legion Post #477; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother and | 19 |
| grandparents; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Nichols is survived by his wife, |
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| Alaxandrea "Lexi"; his children, Brhyleigh, Kenneth III, | 2 |
| Branden, and Pailynn; his sisters, Lisa (Larry) Henson and | 3 |
| Cindy (George) Guthrie; other family members; and many nieces | 4 |
| and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful nation, | 8 |
| the passing of Sergeant Kenneth Nichols; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Kenneth | 10 |
| Nichols and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | 11 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant Kenneth Nichols as a symbol | 14 |
| of our sincere respect and sympathy.
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