Full Text of SR0126 97th 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 Army Specialist Andrew Paul | 4 | | Wade of Antioch, who passed away on March 9, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade was born on February 27, 1989, in | 6 | | Fort Hood, Texas; he was the son of Douglas and Elizabeth | 7 | | (Hagedorn) Wade; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade grew up in Antioch; he was a 2007 | 9 | | graduate of Antioch Community High School, where he was a very | 10 | | active soccer player; during high school, he started with the | 11 | | varsity team for two years and was one of the few juniors to | 12 | | aid the team in winning the regional and divisional | 13 | | championships, including the North Suburban Conference Prairie | 14 | | Division crown, and assisted on one of the two goals that led | 15 | | to the team's victory; he was named for All-Sectional Honors by | 16 | | the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association and the | 17 | | Daily Herald All-Area Team in 2006; he also played with the | 18 | | Chicago Kickers Soccer Club for six years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade joined the United States Army in | 20 | | September of 2008 as a 5th generation soldier; after completing | 21 | | his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was assigned to | 22 | | the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat |
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| 1 | | Team of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York; he | 2 | | was deployed to serve in Afghanistan in support of Operation | 3 | | Enduring Freedom in the spring of 2010; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade earned many decorations and | 5 | | awards for his service, including the NATO Medal, the Army | 6 | | Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the | 7 | | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service | 8 | | Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, | 9 | | and the Combat Infantryman Badge; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade was a member of St. Peter Church; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade was preceded in death by his | 13 | | paternal grandparents, Paul and Deloriouse Wade; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Spc. Andrew Wade is survived by his parents, | 15 | | Elizabeth and Douglas Wade; his sister, Alicia (Damon) | 16 | | Litchfield; his brothers, Steven and Jonathan Wade; his | 17 | | maternal grandparents, Mary Jane Hagedorn and Richard | 18 | | Hagedorn; his nieces, Veronica Mauritz and Haley Braverman; and | 19 | | his nephews, Derrion and Dominic Litchfield; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| 1 | | his family and friends, the passing of Specialist Andrew Paul | 2 | | Wade; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Spc. Andrew Wade as an expression of | 5 | | our sympathy.
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