Full Text of SR0148 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 William | 4 | | Templeton, who passed away on March 7, 2011 after being injured | 5 | | while serving in Iraq; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William was born September 28, 1988, in Du Quoin, | 7 | | the son of David C. and Lea Anne (Ferrero) Templeton; he | 8 | | graduated from Pinckneyville Community High School in 2007; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, he immediately joined the | 10 | | United States Army Infantry where he served as a specialist in | 11 | | Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the First United Presbyterian | 13 | | Church in Pinckneyville and always enjoyed hunting, fishing, | 14 | | and hanging out with his friends and family; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandfather, | 16 | | Robert "Bob" Templeton; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, United States Army Specialist William Templeton | 18 | | is survived by his parents, Dave and Lea Anne Templeton; his | 19 | | brother, John C. Templeton; his sister, Mackenzie L. Templeton; | 20 | | his paternal grandmother, Wilma Templeton; his maternal |
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| 1 | | grandparents, Dutch and Letha Ferrero; his loving girlfriend, | 2 | | Keri McDaniel; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and | 3 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | his family, friends, and a grateful nation, the passing of | 7 | | United States Army Specialist William Templeton; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army | 10 | | Specialist William Templeton and his willingness to serve his | 11 | | country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be | 12 | | it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of United States Army Specialist | 15 | | William Templeton as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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