Full Text of HR0631 097th 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
Staff | 4 | | Sergeant Ari Richard Cullers of Waterford, Connecticut, who | 5 | | passed away on October 30, 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers was born in New London, | 7 | | Connecticut; he joined the Army soon after graduating from | 8 | | Waterford High School in 2001; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers was a member of the Army's | 10 | | Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Third | 11 | | Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 10th Mountain Division, based | 12 | | out of Fort Drum, New York; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers earned numerous awards for his | 14 | | meritorious service, including the Bronze Star, the Purple | 15 | | Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, | 16 | | the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service | 17 | | Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, | 18 | | the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense | 19 | | Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officers Professional | 20 | | Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas | 21 | | Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the | 22 | | Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver W Bar, the Combat and |
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| 1 | | Special Skill Badge, the Basic Marksmanship Qualification | 2 | | Badge, the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), and the | 3 | | Overseas Service Bar; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers was preceded in death by his | 5 | | grandfather, Benjamin David Cullers Sr.; his grandmother, | 6 | | Madeline Epperson; and his cousin, Jeremy Ferrell; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers is survived by his father, | 8 | | Benjamin David Cullers Jr., and his wife, Stachia Cullers; his | 9 | | mother, Robin E. Cornele; his brother, Jacob Cullers; his | 10 | | grandmother, Kay Cullers; his uncles and aunts, Gene and Ruth | 11 | | Teal, Bruce and Jana Cullers, Janice Reyes, Daniel Coleman, | 12 | | Kimball Poletti, Shawn Cornele, Jeffery Epperson, Carol | 13 | | Coleman, Pamela Coleman, Kathy Coleman, and Patricia Burt; and | 14 | | his many cousins and their families; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, SSG Ari Cullers' patriotism and courage will be | 16 | | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 17 | | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 21 | | Staff Sergeant Ari Richard Cullers; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of SSG Ari Cullers as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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