Full Text of HR0807 95th General Assembly
HR0807 95TH 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
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| States Army Corporal Philip Brodnick of New Lenox, who was | 5 |
| killed in action on August 22, 2007 in northern Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Cpl. Philip Brodnick was born on July 6, 1982 in | 7 |
| Mokena; his parents are James Brodnick and Marian Stockhausen; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Cpl. Philip Brodnick attended St. Albert the Great | 10 |
| School and Frankfort Junior High before graduating from | 11 |
| Lincoln-Way High School in 2000; he joined the United States | 12 |
| Army when he was 18 years old and was sent to Kosovo, serving | 13 |
| there until 2002; after his discharge, he moved to Chicago, | 14 |
| where he worked odd jobs and applied to be a policeman; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, Cpl. Philip Brodnick reenlisted in the | 16 |
| U.S. Army and was placed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii with | 17 |
| the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Combat | 18 |
| Team of the 25th Infantry Division; in 2006, he was sent to | 19 |
| Kirkuk, Iraq, where he trained Iraqi soldiers and served as an | 20 |
| infantry scout until his untimely death; and
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| WHEREAS, Cpl. Philip Brodnick enjoyed spending time with |
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| family and his dog, Dozer; and
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| WHEREAS, Cpl. Philip Brodnick is survived by his parents, | 3 |
| James Brodnick and Marian Stockhausen; his sisters, Lisa and | 4 |
| Kimberly Larson; and his many friends and military comrades; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United | 9 |
| States Army Corporal Philip Brodnick; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Philip | 11 |
| Brodnick and his willingness to serve our country, which led to | 12 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of United States Army Corporal Philip | 15 |
| Brodnick as an expression of our sympathy.
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