Full Text of SR0360 95th General Assembly
SR0360 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
U.S. Army Specialist Keith Nurnberg of | 4 |
| McHenry, who was killed in action on September 5, 2007 in | 5 |
| Baghdad, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg grew up in McHenry; he | 7 |
| graduated from McHenry West High School in 1999, where he ran | 8 |
| track; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg enlisted in the United States | 10 |
| Army at age 22, carrying on the traditions of his great | 11 |
| grandfather, who fought in the First World War, his | 12 |
| grandfather, who fought in the Second World War, and his | 13 |
| father, who fought in the Vietnam War; he was assigned to the | 14 |
| 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, | 15 |
| 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Georgia; and
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| WHEREAS, After a whirlwind courtship, Spc. Keith Nurnberg | 17 |
| married Tonya Hopkins in Richmond a week before he left for | 18 |
| Georgia to prepare for his second tour of duty in Iraq; their | 19 |
| first child, who is to be named Keith, is due to be born in | 20 |
| November of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg was a Chicago Bears fan who |
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| enjoyed fishing and spending time in the outdoors; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg is survived by his wife, | 3 |
| Tonya; his unborn son, Keith; his parents, Barb and Al; his | 4 |
| sisters, Christi, Melissa, and Kimmi; and his nephews and | 5 |
| nieces; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Spc. Keith Nurnberg will be remembered by all who | 7 |
| knew and loved him as a person with a good sense of humor and a | 8 |
| light-hearted personality; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of U.S. Army Specialist | 12 |
| Keith Nurnberg; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of U.S. Army Specialist | 14 |
| Keith Nurnberg and his willingness to serve our country, which | 15 |
| led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of U.S. Army Specialist Keith Nurnberg | 18 |
| as an expression of our sympathy.
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