Full Text of SR0378 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
Jerald D. "Jack" Zallen of Herrin, who | 4 | | passed away on September 23, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerald Zallen was born on August 7, 1936, in | 6 | | Lewiston, Maine; his parents were Morris and Arlene (Jordan) | 7 | | Zallen; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerald Zallen served his country with pride and | 9 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army during the | 10 | | Vietnam War; he served as a sergeant with Company B, 7th | 11 | | Cavalry of the 1st Division; in a football field-sized clearing | 12 | | called landing zone X-Ray during the Battle of Ia Drang on | 13 | | November 14, 1965, Mr. Zallen's unit was surrounded by 2,000 | 14 | | North Vietnamese soldiers dug into the tunnel warren | 15 | | mountainside; the ensuing battle was one of the most savage in | 16 | | United States history; the actions of his unit were later | 17 | | portrayed in the movie, "We Were Soldiers"; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerald Zallen was preceded in death by his | 19 | | daughter, Patricia Marie Zallen; his son, Richard F. Zallen; | 20 | | his former wife, Regina Zallen; and his parents; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jerald Zallen is survived by his children, Jerald |
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| 1 | | M. Zallen, Denise G. Zallen, Regina Michelle Bamber, and | 2 | | Michael A. Zallen; his grandchildren, Steven Robert Bamber, | 3 | | Sarah Paige Bamber, Jerald Zallen, and Shannon Zallen; his five | 4 | | half-brothers and half-sisters; his close friends, Lorraine | 5 | | and Ronald Bernsee and Sam Jorgensen; and his dog and longtime | 6 | | companion, Shadow; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 | | his family and friends, the passing of Jerald D. "Jack" Zallen; | 10 | | and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Jerald Zallen as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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