Full Text of HR1593 095th General Assembly
HR1593 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 |
| States Army Sergeant John M. Penich of Beach Park, who was | 5 |
| killed while serving his country in Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, John Penich was born January 6, 1983 and was | 7 |
| killed on October 16, 2008; he graduated from Zion-Benton | 8 |
| Township High School in 2001, graduating with honors; he | 9 |
| enjoyed the outdoors, mountain biking, riding four-wheelers, | 10 |
| hunting, paintball, and riding Harleys; and
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| WHEREAS, He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, | 12 |
| 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas, | 13 |
| known as "Viper Country"; and
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| WHEREAS, He was decorated as Soldier of the Year in 2007; | 15 |
| he received a Bronze Star with Valor and Single Oak Leaf | 16 |
| Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and was recommended for | 17 |
| the Silver Star; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandparents, | 19 |
| Elaine Weidner, Michael Penich Sr., and Jennie Penich; his | 20 |
| great-grandparents, Katherine Garross and Ned Hall; and his | 21 |
| great-great-grandmother, Eva Gallup; and |
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant John Penich is survived by his mother and | 2 |
| step-father, Kathy and Mike Garross; his father and | 3 |
| step-mother, James and Diane Penich; his siblings, Jeff | 4 |
| (Nicole), Jim (Michelle), and Crystal (Pete) Barrett; his | 5 |
| grandparents, Donald and Pat Weidner and Roger and Barbara | 6 |
| Garross; his great-grandmother, Mary Hall; his nieces and | 7 |
| nephews, Autumn Long, Bryce and Eva Barrett, and Hailey and | 8 |
| Hunter Penich; the love of his life, Sarah Kelley; his dear | 9 |
| friend, Mikey Kitch; and other family members, friends, and | 10 |
| comrades; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 14 |
| Sergeant John M. Penich; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Penich and | 16 |
| his willingness to serve his country, which led to him making | 17 |
| the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 18 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant John M. Penich, as a symbol | 20 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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