Full Text of HR0138 094th General Assembly
HR0138 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were grieved to learn of the death in Iraq of | 4 |
| Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny of Naperville on June 13, | 5 |
| 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his family moved to Naperville when Andrew | 7 |
| was five; his parents, Douglas and Marie Pokorny still live | 8 |
| there; he graduated from Naperville North High School in 1990, | 9 |
| where he was a member of the wrestling team; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pokorny joined the U.S. Army when | 11 |
| he was 18; he was assigned to the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment | 12 |
| in Fort Carson, Colorado; and
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| WHEREAS, He met his wife, Martha, when they were both | 14 |
| stationed in Germany, where she was working as an | 15 |
| administrative assistant specialist for the U.S. Army; and
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| WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Pokorny was devoted to his family | 17 |
| and was always involved in his children's lives, coaching | 18 |
| soccer games and chaperoning field trips; he was very outgoing | 19 |
| and friendly; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny | 21 |
| has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Martha | 22 |
| Pokorny; his children, Kristen, Andie, and Kodi; his parents, | 23 |
| Douglas and Marie Pokorny; his sister, Barbara Bonnet; his | 24 |
| brother, David Pokorny; and his other siblings; therefore, be | 25 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we mourn the passing of Staff Sergeant Andrew R. Pokorny; and | 29 |
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| RESOLVED, That we celebrate and honor the life of Staff | 2 |
| Sergeant Pokorny and his willingness to serve his country, | 3 |
| which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deep sadness | 7 |
| for their loss.
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