Full Text of HR1427 94th General Assembly
HR1427 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 learned with deep sadness of the death of | 4 |
| U.S.M.C. Corporal Ryan John Cummings of Streamwood and Crystal | 5 |
| Lake on Saturday, June 3, 2006, while on duty in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Corporal Cummings was born on April 6, 1984, in | 7 |
| Barrington to Janis Cummings and John Cummings; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 2002 graduate of Hoffman Estates High | 9 |
| School, where he had been an honor roll student, an active | 10 |
| member of the band and marching band, and a member of the | 11 |
| wrestling team; and
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| WHEREAS, He was serving with B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st | 13 |
| Marines, stationed in Iraq; he had been a Marine since he | 14 |
| enlisted just after high school graduation; he served his first | 15 |
| tour, chose to re-enlist, and had been to Iraq twice before | 16 |
| this tour; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member of the Marines, Corporal Cummings had | 18 |
| been awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the | 19 |
| Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the Humanitarian Service | 20 |
| Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Sea Service Deployment | 21 |
| Ribbon, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global | 22 |
| War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense | 23 |
| Service Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, and the Navy, Marine | 24 |
| Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V Device and the Good | 25 |
| Conduct Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Corporal Ryan John Cummings has | 27 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Janis | 28 |
| Cummings; his father, John (Melissa) Cummings; his | 29 |
| grandparents, Carol Waldron and Lorraine and Robert Cummings; | 30 |
| his siblings, Kevin, Kristen, and Jason; and his many aunts and |
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| uncles; he was preceded in death by his grandparent, Dee | 2 |
| Waldron and his uncle, John Iverson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we mourn the passing of U.S.M.C. Corporal Ryan John Cummings, | 6 |
| and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and | 7 |
| all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 8 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Corporal Cummings and | 9 |
| his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making | 10 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 13 |
| condolences.
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