Full Text of HR0019 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | 4 | | States Army Private First Class Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield, | 5 | | who gave his life defending America's freedom on November 1, | 6 | | 2010, in the Zhari district of Kandahar, Afghanistan; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari was born on September 14, 1989, | 8 | | in Chicago; he was the son of Denise Meehan of Plainfield and | 9 | | Mahmoud Meari of Grafton, Wisconsin; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari attended Drauden Point Middle | 11 | | School and Plainfield South High School; he subsequently earned | 12 | | his diploma from Port Washington High School in Wisconsin, | 13 | | where he graduated early, before joining the U.S. Army in 2008; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari served with Company A, 1st | 16 | | Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st | 17 | | Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari was awarded the National Defense | 19 | | Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War | 20 | | on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the | 21 | | Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Combat Infantry Badge in |
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| 1 | | recognition of his service; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, United States and Illinois flags throughout the | 3 | | State flew at half-staff from November 8-10, 2010, as a symbol | 4 | | of mourning and to honor the sacrifice of PFC Andrew Meari; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari will be remembered for his love | 6 | | of country, generous spirit, patriotism, and love for his | 7 | | family and friends; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari dedicated his life to defending | 9 | | America's freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to | 10 | | his nation; he will be dearly missed by his mother, Denise | 11 | | (Gerald) Meehan; his father, Mahmoud (Aisha) Meari; his | 12 | | brothers, Ethan and Andrew; his sister, Jenna; his grandmother, | 13 | | Vivienne Williams; his uncle, Todd (Stacie) Williams; his | 14 | | fellow soldiers; and the citizens of a grateful nation; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the members of a | 19 | | grateful nation, the passing of United States Army Private | 20 | | First Class Andrew N. Meari; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of PFC Andrew Meari as a symbol of our | 2 | | sympathy.
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