Full Text of SR0180 096th General Assembly
SR0180 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SR0180 |
|
LRB096 12221 KXB 24820 r |
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of United States Army Sergeant Robert M. | 4 |
| Weinger of Round Lake Beach, who gave his life to his country | 5 |
| in the Nangarhar Province of Eastern Afghanistan on March 15, | 6 |
| 2009; and
| 7 |
| WHEREAS, He was born in Libertyville on December 22, 1984; | 8 |
| he enlisted in the United States Army on January 12, 2006, as | 9 |
| an 11B, Infantryman; and
| 10 |
| WHEREAS, He enlisted with A Company, 1st Battalion,178th | 11 |
| Infantry Chicago; Sergeant Weinger completed Army Basic | 12 |
| Training and Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia; he | 13 |
| volunteered for his second tour of duty and was mobilized with | 14 |
| the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, and deployed to Afghanistan | 15 |
| on August 21, 2008; and
| 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong resident of Round Lake Beach, | 17 |
| graduating from Round Lake Beach High School in 2003; he loved | 18 |
| sports, playing soccer and wrestling on the Round Lake Panthers | 19 |
| team; he was never afraid to show his silly side, keeping up | 20 |
| the morale of his friends at home as well as his comrades in | 21 |
| Iraq and Afghanistan; he was an avid White Sox and Bears fan | 22 |
| and loved to hunt with his father; and
|
|
|
|
SR0180 |
- 2 - |
LRB096 12221 KXB 24820 r |
|
| 1 |
| WHEREAS, He loved life, his friends and family, and was | 2 |
| loved in return; he was known to be everyone's friend, always | 3 |
| making people laugh with his antics; and
| 4 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Weinger leaves the love of his life, Tanya | 5 |
| Colatorti; Robert was the loving son of Howard and Susan; the | 6 |
| dear brother of Paul; the cherished grandson of Mary and the | 7 |
| late Ira Weinger, and James and the late Patricia King; the | 8 |
| fond nephew of Murray (Kathy) and Holly Weinger, Deborah and | 9 |
| Victoria King, and Diana (Thomas) Johnston; the best friend of | 10 |
| Jack Pryde and Bill Coots; a special cousin to many; a loyal | 11 |
| friend; a proud soldier; and he also leaves his faithful dog, | 12 |
| Bear; therefore, be it
| 13 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of United States Army | 16 |
| Sergeant Robert Weinger; and be it further
| 17 |
| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Robert M. | 18 |
| Weinger and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | 19 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 20 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Sergeant Robert Weinger as a symbol |
|
|
|
SR0180 |
- 3 - |
LRB096 12221 KXB 24820 r |
|
| 1 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
|
|