Full Text of SR1046 96th 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 United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal | 4 | | Alec E. Catherwood of Byron, who passed away on October 14, | 5 | | 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood graduated from Byron High | 7 | | School in 2009; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood served his country with | 9 | | bravery and distinction as a rifleman assigned to the 3rd | 10 | | Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division, I | 11 | | Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, California; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood earned the Purple Heart, the | 13 | | Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the | 14 | | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Korean Defense | 15 | | Service Medal for his service; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood was a member of the Boy | 17 | | Scouts; he was a black belt in tae kwon do; he also enjoyed | 18 | | athletics, four-wheeling, mudding in his truck, and shooting | 19 | | his shotgun; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood is survived by his parents, |
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| 1 | | Kirk and Gretchen Catherwood; his fiancee, Hailey Patrick; his | 2 | | sister, Mikaela Montgomery; and his maternal grandparents, | 3 | | Donald and Mary Ernst; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, LCpl. Alec Catherwood's patriotism and courage | 5 | | will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow | 6 | | soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Lance Corporal Alec E. | 11 | | Catherwood; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of LCpl. Alec Catherwood as an | 14 | | expression of our sympathy.
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