Full Text of HR0475 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the sacrifice made by United | 4 | | States Army Specialist Ron Gebur, who passed away in Iraq on | 5 | | May 13, 2006; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur was a platoon leader assigned as | 7 | | a sniper with the U.S.
Army 4th Infantry Division based at Fort | 8 | | Hood, Texas; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur was deployed on a mission to Iraq | 10 | | on December 13, 2005; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kevin Marsh, the Battalion Surgeon of the 1-22 | 12 | | Infantry wrote that just
prior to his death, Specialist Gebur | 13 | | had been in the midst of a 4-day class designed to teach
more | 14 | | medical skills to soldiers when his unit was called up for a | 15 | | mission on or about
May 9, 2006, a mission from which | 16 | | Specialist Gebur was excused to allow for completion of
said | 17 | | class; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur advised Dr. Marsh that his duty | 19 | | was to be with his unit and
thus departed on the fateful | 20 | | mission on May 9, 2006; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur was killed on May 13, 2006, | 2 | | leaving behind his
wife, Bethany Gebur; his son, Gage Gebur; | 3 | | his parents, Larry and Debra Gebur; and his sister,
Camille | 4 | | Gebur; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Gebur's life was marked with a spirit | 6 | | of selflessness and
dedication and he was known for being | 7 | | big-hearted, kind, and a leader among the soldiers with
whom he | 8 | | served; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember organization's mission is | 10 | | to establish and promote
a nationally-recognized flag that | 11 | | would adopt a universally-recognized symbol that
acknowledges | 12 | | the American service men and women who sacrificed their lives | 13 | | in support of their country; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Frontier Communications supports the mission of | 15 | | the Honor and Remember
organization and will honor the memory | 16 | | of Specialist Gebur
by presenting the Honor and Remember flag | 17 | | to his son, Gage Gebur; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | honor the service and the sacrifice of Specialist Ron Gebur and | 21 | | we support the Honor and Remember organization's goal of a | 22 | | universally-recognized symbol honoring the sacrifice of those |
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| 1 | | who perished serving our country; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Specialist Gebur's
family as an expression of our | 4 | | respect and in further honor of Specialist Gebur's life.
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